Biden responded to calls for him to drop out of the 2024 elections: 'I will stay until the end.'

Biden, despite the pressure to withdraw his candidacy and nominate his deputy Kamala Harris, stated that he is determined to stay 'until the end'.

CALLS TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE INCREASED

US President Joe Biden, while trying to dismiss calls for him to drop out of the race after his poor performance in last week's debate, promised Democratic congressmen and governors in meetings that he will stay in the 2024 presidential race.

According to two sources, Biden said in a phone call with campaign team members that he will not leave.

"No one is excluding me. I am not leaving. I am here until the end of this race," Biden said in a separate email sent by the campaign, urging supporters to donate "a few dollars" to defeat his Republican rival Donald Trump in the November 5 presidential elections.

The President, on Wednesday evening, reassured 24 Democratic governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. in virtual and face-to-face meetings that he is fit to be the party's standard bearer after his poor performance in the debate.

THREE GOVERNORS SAID THEY ARE BEHIND BIDEN

Only three governors - the leaders of New York, Minnesota, and Maryland - later met with journalists and promised to stand by Biden after his poor performance in last week's debate.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore said, "The President has always had our back. We will have his back too,"

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, as the president of the Democratic Governors Association, stated that Biden's debate performance against former President Trump on Thursday night was poor, but he believed that Biden is fit for the job.