President Biden appears defiant amid calls to drop out of race at rare news conference

President Joe Biden appeared defiant at a rare press conference … and fired back at critics who have called for him to drop out of the race.

The president is trying to show voters he still has enough mental strength to defeat Donald Trump and fulfill his duties as the next president…even if he made some trademark mistakes – like saying “Vice President Trump” Kamala Harris – He is confident in his ability to win another election and has pushed back against claims about his mental health.

Biden called his debate disaster a ‘stupid mistake’ … saying he had withdrawn from the race because he had traveled the world in the weeks prior … including from Italy to Los Angeles for a fundraiser George Clooney. He said he wouldn’t make the same mistake again.

The president also pushed back on stories about his poor performance after 8 p.m. … Biden said those claims were false and that he just wanted the fundraiser to move forward so his supporters could go home early. He said he was trying to pace himself, but his schedule remained packed after the debate.

Biden also had some criticism of Trump… saying the former president just rides around on a golf cart these days while he passes important policies.

Biden faces a lot of pressure here, both internally and externally, White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre The appearance was even hyped as a “big boy” press conference.

So far, Biden has been defiant amid growing calls for him to drop out of the race, saying he has No plans to change course … He seemed very annoyed by all the noise, and it showed in his remarks.

TMZ broke the story… “GMA” anchor George Stephanopoulos In the video, he tells passers-by that he doesn’t believe Biden can re-elected. George has been talking to Biden more often than he has recently, including a recent one one-on-one interview.

The day before Biden’s large press conference, George Clooney published a column New York Times Calling on Biden Make way for other candidates Come challenge Trump.

Cloney said his interaction with Biden at last month’s press conference Los Angeles Fundraiser Making him feel like Biden “is not the ‘big deal’ Biden of 2010. He’s not even the Joe Biden of 2020. He’s the same guy we witnessed in the debate.”

Michael Douglas He also went on TV to support Clooney’s views on Biden… saying on “The View” that George made “the right point.”

Biden has some people in his corner …. include DL Hughley and Joy Behar —and the governor of California Gavin Newsom Continue to defend the president.