President Biden held a press conference during the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Getty Images)
"No," Biden said. "Unless they came back and said, there’s no way you can win. Me."
The president added in his trademark whisper, "There’s no one saying that. No poll says that."
Nearly a week ago last Friday, however, he told ABC News host George Stephanopoulos that his political fate was up to deities rather than data.
Per the network’s unedited transcript of the interview, Biden said, when asked whether he would drop out if he was convinced by allies that he could not beat Trump, "It depends on- on if the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me that, I might do that."
TOP DEMOCRAT ON HOUSE INTEL COMMITTEE CALLS ON BIDEN TO SUSPEND CAMPAIGN AFTER NATO PRESS CONFERENCE
President Biden, right, is facing calls to drop his re-election bid in the wake of his performance at the CNN Presidential Debate. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Several of Biden’s supporters lauded his press conference performance Thursday night, arguing he showed a commanding and clear sense of foreign policy experience. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., told CNN's Anderson Cooper, "I think he convinced a lot of people he should stay in the race."
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For others, however, it was too late. Three more House Democrats called on Biden to step aside after the press conference, including Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House permanent select committee on Intelligence.
As of Friday morning, there are 20 Congressional Democrats who have publicly called on Biden to drop out.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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