Biden says he will NOT drop out of presidential race after debate

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75% : In his retort, Trump said he was in as good a shape as he was 25 years ago and perhaps 'even a little bit lighter.'
72% : 'I'm happy to play golf with you if you carry your own bag,' Biden said to Trump. '
64% : Trump emerges from the debate and gives his team the thumbs-up after Biden's shaky performanceSeveral sources said his own party members are clamouring for their aged president to step down ahead of the election in NovemberJill told Biden he did a 'great job answering all the questions' in a scene reminiscent of a mother congratulating her young childBiden faces questions over his debate performance from patrons at Waffle HouseThe Democrat was combative and did not shy away from trading barbs with Trump, but as the debate went on it became painfully clear that he simply did not have the capacity to contend with his confident and smooth-talking Republican rival.
51% : 'They made it up,' Trump replied.
47% : Trump bragged about winning two golf tournaments recently, 'and not even senior, two regular club championships.'
42% : Biden is 81 and Trump is 78, giving them a combined age of 159.
42% : He said the idea of turning abortion laws back to states 'is like saying we're going to turn civil rights back to the states.'Joe Biden takes a look at his notes as he participates in the first presidential debateTrump said his presidency returned the issue of abortion to the people through state laws.
42% : Bickering over ageMore than 80 minutes into the debate, Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, were asked about their age and ability to serve well into their 80s.
41% : Biden spotlighted a litany of policy achievements and said Trump is 'three years younger and a lot less competent.'
38% : After a pause of several seconds, he looked up and mumbled: 'We finally beat Medicare.'At other times, Biden made some puzzling non sequiturs that seemed to undercut what the campaign has pushed as his strong points, including the economy and abortion rights.
38% : 'I don't think he knows what he said either.'Trump cruised through much of the debate, but stumbled at a few key points, including the question of how he would reassure voters that he would respect his oath of office after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
38% : 'The crimes you are still charged with and think of all the civil penalties you have - how many billions of dollars in civil penalties for molesting a woman of public, for doing a whole range of things, of having sex with a porn star on the night while your wife is pregnant?,' he said, adding: 'You have the morals of an alley cat.''I didn't have sex with a porn star number one,' Trump responded.
33% : Only 18% had the same level of concern about Trump.
30% : His son is convicted,' Trump said.
30% : 'We think the Democrats are the radicals, not the Republicans,' Trump said.
29% : Trump said Democrats support abortion until birth and that 'everybody' wanted to overturn Roe v Wade.
28% : Trump, who has floated the idea of pardons for the rioters, suggested his supporters who stormed the Capitol were actually peaceful and are now being politically persecuted.
27% : Plouffe also remarked that Trump and Biden looked '30 years apart', despite an age gap of just three years between them.
27% : Biden said he'd happily take on Trump in a driving contest, bragging he got his handicap 'down to a six' when he was vice president.
26% : 'I didn't have sex with a porn star,' Trump retorted flatly.
26% : Trump has also argued the influx of immigrants is causing a crime surge in the U.S., although statistics actually show violent crime is on the way down.
24% : Trump: 'I did not have sex with a pornstar.'
22% : Trump and Biden were both asked about concerns about their ages.
21% : Parties exist to win - this man on the stage with Trump cannot win,' in a damning interview with the New York Times.
20% : 'We beat Medicare,' he eventually said before the CNN moderator stepped in to say: 'Thank you President Biden.'Trump took advantage of his fumbling opponent, telling voters: 'He did beat Medicare.
20% : Trump repeatedly managed to hit back hard at the 81-year-old on the repeated fumbles.
20% : But Biden hit back himself, declaring: 'The idea I have to apologise to you for anything.''We think the Democrats are the radicals, not the Republicans,' Trump said.6.
20% : Clashing over who's extreme on abortionBiden blamed Trump for eroding abortion rights after the Republican's three nominees to the Supreme Court voted to reverse Roe v. Wade, which had recognised a nationwide constitutional right to abortion.
19% : President Biden repeatedly stumbled over his words and could clearly be seen losing his train of thought, with Trump declaring at one stage: 'I don't know what he just said.'
19% : No handshakePresident Biden and Trump did not shake hands where they entered the debate stage for what was the first presidential debate in four years.
18% : Biden also used the answer to slap at Trump for bad-mouthing the United States.
17% : If Trump is a threat and democracy is on the line, then Biden must step aside.'During the debate, Trump was seen contorting his face in shock and derision at Biden's confused meandering and frequent gaffes in the debate, at one point telling millions of Americans watching at home: 'I really don't know what he [Biden] just said.
16% : Trump hit back by noting Biden's son Hunter was convicted of three felonies related to a 2018 gun purchase.
15% : Trump warned that the members of the congressional committee that investigated Jan. 6 could face criminal charges, as could Biden himself.
15% : January 6 riotsTrump lied about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol, and tried to deflect by pivoting to other issues.
11% : On a night in which President Biden repeatedly stumbled over his words, Trump landed a bitter blow by calling his rival out on it.
11% : But Biden hit back, saying: 'Once again, he's exaggerating, he's lying.'Trump, referring to Biden, said: 'He's the one that killed people with a bad border and flooding hundreds of thousands of people dying and also killing our citizens when they come in.'A mass influx of migrants coming into the U.S. illegally across the southern border has led to a number of false and misleading claims by Trump.
9% : Trump tried to avoid addressing the issue, defending the people who stormed the Capitol and blaming Biden for prosecuting them.
8% : 'What they've done to some people who are so innocent, you ought to be ashamed of yourself,' Trump told Biden.
6% : As Biden critiqued Trump's economic record, the president suddenly pivoted to Afghanistan and how Trump 'didn't do anything about that' - although the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan is widely considered one of the lowest points of Biden's presidency.
5% : Biden furiously attacked Trump for allgedly referring to members of the military as 'losers' and 'suckers'.
3% : Trump said Biden's handicap claim was the 'biggest lie', prompting the pair to start clashing with one another again.'Let's not act like children,' Trump said eventually. '
2% : Be the first to commentBe one of the first to commentCommentsDo you believe Democrats may replace Biden with another candidate?Comment nowJoe Biden is refusing to drop out of the presidential race despite his catastrophic showing in last night's debate with Donald TrumpABC News is set to host the second debate on Tuesday, September 10, but it's hard to see how the hapless, weary Biden would be able to challenge Trump (pictured) on the basis of last night's performanceJoe Biden immediately faced calls to drop out of the presidential race following his debate with Donald Trump last night as the 81-year-old stopped off at a Waffle House after delivering a desperate performance in AtlantaJill Biden congratulated her husband after the shocking performance in a cringeworthy scene reminiscent of a mother babying their young childU.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pick up an order from a Waffle House in Marietta, Georgia, after participating in a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 28, 2024U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk after deboarding their airplane at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., after participating in a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 28, 2024As the debate concluded, shocking footage emerged from behind the scenes showing how Biden could barely exit the stage, clasping Jill's hand as he trundled gingerly down a set of small steps.
1% : President Joe Biden, 81, gave a disastrous performance in the first presidential debateDonald Trump and Joe Biden at the first presidential debateTrump has been reluctant to make light of Biden's age given that they were born only three years apart.

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