Firmly committed to staying in 2024 White House race: Joe Biden tells Democrats

US President Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden wrote a letter addressing Democratic lawmakers in which he has said that he is firmly committed to staying in the 2024 presidential race. “I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump,” Biden wrote Monday in a letter addressed to Democratic lawmakers and released by his campaign.

While sharing the letter on X, US President Joe Biden wrote,"This morning, I sent a letter to my fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. In it, I shared my thoughts about this moment in our campaign.It’s time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump."

This morning, I sent a letter to my fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. In it, I shared my thoughts about this moment in our campaign.

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It’s time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/ABtAaJrr0n

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 8, 2024

Meanwhile, the approval rating of President Biden, 81, has plummeted after his dismal debate performance in Atlanta last week against his predecessor and Republican rival Donald Trump.

According to the CNN poll conducted by SRS, Trump, 78, is ahead of Biden by six points.

The poll also finds Harris, 59, within striking distance of Trump in a hypothetical matchup: 47 per cent of registered voters support Trump, 45 per cent back Harris, a result within the margin of error that suggests there is no clear leader under such a scenario. Harris slightly stronger showing against Trump rests at least in part on broader support from women (50% of female voters back Harris over Trump vs. 44% for Biden against Trump) and independents (43% Harris vs. 34% Biden),the polls said.