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“Hopefully with age comes a little wisdom,” Biden said, in a defiant and sometimes gleeful performance. “Here’s what I know – I know how to tell the truth, I know right from wrong … and I know Americans want a president, not a dictator.” Earlier on Friday, Biden made a surprise stop at a restaurant in a Detroit suburb, where he told diners he planned to “finish the job,” and said: “I promise you… I’m okay.”
“It is time to move forward. With a new leader,” Representative Mike Levin, from California, said in a statement. Levin, like many others who have called on Biden to leave the race, faces a competitive reelection battle of his own this year. Clyburn, 83, is a respected voice among Black Americans whose support is essential to Biden’s 2024 campaign, while Newsom, 56, is one of several younger governors who are widely seen as the future of the party.
Democratic officeholders, donors, and activists are trying to determine whether Biden is their best bet to defeat Trump and serve another four-year term in the White House.