US President Joe Biden claps hands next to US Vice-President Kamala Harris while hosting a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US Jun 10, 2024. "I had a bad night," Biden acknowledged to Wisconsin's Civic Media in a radio interview recorded the day before it aired Thursday.
The Biden campaign has been desperate to reassure Democratic donors, voters and lawmakers that the president's dismal performance against Trump was a one-off. Biden himself sought to appear determined he was staying in the race, telling his radio interviewer:"When you get knocked down, you just get back up".
All eyes will also be on a Biden campaign rally set for Friday in Madison, Wisconsin, one of the battleground states seen as crucial for a Biden victory.For July 4 Biden remains in Washington, where he and First Lady Jill Biden were to host a White House barbecue with military personnel and their families.
The nation's first female VP is suddenly in the spotlight as Democrats weigh a potential Harris candidacy. "I kicked that old broken down pile of crap" during the debate, Trump, seen sitting in a golf cart, says in the video.