HARRISBURG, United States — Embattled US President Joe Biden hit the campaign trail Sunday seeking to reassure voters he was up for a grueling reelection fight, even as more top Democrats reportedly joined the chorus urging him to quit the race.
The 81-year-old remained defiant as he hop-scotched across Pennsylvania -- first to the relative safe ground of a predominantly Black church and a campaign field office, and then to a rally with union workers.As Biden arrived in the state capital Harrisburg, reporters shouted questions including whether the Democratic Party was behind him, to which the president grinned and loudly responded: 'Yes.
'There's only one reason' the race between Trump and Biden 'is close, and that's the president's age,' Representative Adam Schiff told NBC's 'Meet the Press.'Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said 'the president needs to do more,' including unscripted events, to reassure voters.'This week is going to be absolutely critical,' Murphy told CNN.Biden himself largely avoided discussing the crisis when he gave a seven-minute address at Mt.
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