Biden acknowledges he may not be able to save his candidacy, ‘The New York Times’ reports

US President Joe Biden has acknowledged to a key ally that he may not be able to save his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is prepared for the job, according to information published on Tuesday by the newspaper. The New York Times.

Until now the president had remained publicly determined to continue with the White House re-election campaign, despite the criticism from his own party after his disastrous performance in the last week’s debate with his rival, former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021).

Biden, 81, acknowledged that Monday “He almost fell asleep” in the debate against Trump and attributed this to fatigue from the trips he had made a few days earlier to Italy for the G7 summit and to France for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

although “alley”whose identity was not revealed by the newspaper, stressed that Biden is “still deeply involved in the battle for re-election,” and understands that his next appearances on television and at public events must go well.

We expect a job interview on friday with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and also meetings in Pennsylvania and Wisconsintwo of the most important states to determine the winner of the November 5 election.

The person points out The New York Timesspoke on condition of anonymity to discuss “a delicate situation” and according to this newspaper, it is the first indication made public that the president is seriously considering whether he can bounce back after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta.

A senior advisor Biden, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said the president is “very aware of the political challenge that he faces.”