By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
WASHINGTON (Worthy News) – Facing mounting pressure to step down in January, U.S. President Joe Biden sought prayer in one of Philadelphia’s biggest Black churches.
Biden, who sometimes appeared frail and confused, was encouraged by church leaders on stage. “The joy cometh in the morning,” Biden told several hundred people at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ. “You’ve never given up. In my life, and as your president, I’ve tried to walk my faith.”
Speaking without a teleprompter, which he uses in his public remarks, the elderly statesman sought to reassure a group of voters who helped him win the White House in 2020 that he could still beat former President Donald J. Trump.
Yet Biden is at a tension point in his campaign, with his advisers seeking to keep his appearances tight and other Democratic allies wanting him to be more freewheeling to show he can respond in real time to events.
While he visited the church, there were more Democratic Party discussions on whether Vice President Kamala Harris should be the presidential nominee instead of Biden.
“They don’t need scripted remarks,” said Steve Sisolak, the Democratic former governor of Nevada. “He needs to show people that he can do it on the spot and answer questions — tough questions — and be out there with voters.”
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The president spent far more time meeting voters at the church and two events later on Sunday than on the campaign trail in recent weeks. Ammar Moussa, a spokesman for the Biden campaign, said Biden did precisely what he needed to.
“Here’s what happened on the ground today: Joe Biden campaigned with the heart of the Democratic Party and met with voters and elected officials across a key battleground state,” Moussa said.
“This is the work that wins elections: focusing squarely on engaging and reaching real voters where they are. You’ll see him do that in Michigan this week, Nevada next week, and all of the battlegrounds between now and November,” the spokesman added.
With his every movement and utterance under intense scrutiny, Biden avoided errors in his brief speech. However, some Democrats are asking for far more than a gaffe-free morning following his recent perceived disastrous debate with rival Donald J. Trump.
However, Biden clarified that his faith would help him focus on what was best for America. “Only the Lord Almighty could convince me to quit,” Biden said.
Sunday, the 81-year-old made clear that he needed His strength to continue as America’s oldest-ever serving president.
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