Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters with New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Maryland Governor Wes Moore after attending a gathering with U.S. President Joe Biden and different Democratic governors on the White Home in Washington, U.S., July 3, 2024. | Photograph credit score: Reuters
The Democratic governors of New York, Minnesota and Maryland stated Wednesday they might help US President Joe Biden’s re-election bid after a candid dialogue with him over his poor efficiency in final week’s debate.
“The president has all the time had our backs. We’ll have his again, too,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore informed reporters after a gathering with Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the White Home attended by 24 Democratic governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C., a few of whom joined on-line.
Moore stated the governors have been forthright in relaying unfavorable suggestions from voters about Biden’s poor efficiency in the course of the debate with Republican rival Donald Trump. He stated there was clearly work to be finished earlier than the Nov. 5 election, however Biden had made clear he would stay within the race.
“The president … is our nominee. The president is the chief of our social gathering,” Moore stated. In latest days, there was rising discuss amongst Democrats that Biden, 81, ought to drop out of the race.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stated she felt assured after the assembly and that each one the governors had pledged their help for Biden. The president “is right here to win,” she stated.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, chairman of the Democratic Governors Affiliation, stated Biden’s efficiency in Thursday’s debate was poor however he felt Biden was ready for the job.
“Clearly, we, like many People, are a bit involved. We’re involved as a result of the specter of a Trump presidency just isn’t theoretical,” Walz stated, including that Trump’s earlier presidency was marked by “chaos and destruction.”
Almost a dozen state leaders attended the assembly in particular person, however solely three spoke to reporters afterward.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who attended in particular person, posted his response on social media platform X: “I heard three phrases from the President tonight: He is totally engaged. And so am I.”
The Biden marketing campaign stated the president reiterated his willpower “to defeat the existential menace of Donald Trump on the poll field in November” and mentioned the significance of electing Democrats at each degree of the ticket.
“All contributors reiterated their shared dedication to do every little thing doable to make sure that President Biden and Vice President Harris defeat Donald Trump in November,” it stated.
