Biden heads into a make-or-break stretch for his imperiled presidential campaign

JEWELL HILLERY WGN NEWS. LOTS OF FUN OUT THERE. JEWELL, THANK YOU. >> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS STEPPING UP HIS PUBLIC APPEARANCES AMID QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER HE IS FIT TO BE THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. TONIGHT, HE SAYS HE'S STAYING IN THE RACE. >> IT'S ALL ABOUT DEMOCRACY. IT'S ALL ABOUT FREEDOM. IT'S ALL ABOUT WHO WE ARE. >> WE'RE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NOTHING LIKE IT EXISTS IN THE WORLD. CELEBRATING THE 4TH OF JULY WITH MILITARY FAMILIES AT THE WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ALSO WORKING TO SALVAGE HIS REELECTION CAMPAIGN, VOWING TO REMAIN ON THE BALLOT. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTING TONIGHT DEMOCRATIC DONORS ARE PRESSURING BIDEN TO STEP ASIDE. >> WORKING TO RAISE 100 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE AND THE PUSH TO SAVE HIS CAMPAIGN AFTER LAST WEEK'S DAMAGING DEBATE PERFORMANCE. BUT SHE BLAMES ON A COLD AND A BUSY TRAVEL SCHEDULE. BIDEN GAVE HIS FIRST POST-DEBATE INTERVIEW TO A WISCONSIN RADIO STATION. >> A BAD NIGHT AND A BAD NIGHT. FACT OF THE MATTER IS YOU KNOW, >> IT WAS I ACTUALLY SCREWED UP. I MADE A MISTAKE. THE PRESIDENT SPEAKING TO HOST EARLY INGRAM ON THE CIVIC MEDIA RADIO NETWORK AHEAD OF A PLANNED CAMPAIGN STOP IN WISCONSIN FRIDAY. >> THAT'S 90 MINUTES ON STATE. LOOK AT WHAT I'VE DONE THAT 3.5 YEARS. >> JENNA BARNES: THE INTERVIEW WAS PART OF A MEDIA AND PUBLIC APPEARANCE BLITZ DURING A CRITICAL MOMENT FOR HIS CAMPAIGN. BIDEN IS ALSO PLANNING TO SIT DOWN WITH ABC NEWS FOR A PRIMETIME INTERVIEW THAT WILL AIR FRIDAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE WEDNESDAY. BIDEN MET WITH DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS TELLING THEM HE NEEDS TO GET MORE SLEEP AND LIMIT EVENTS PAST 8 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. SOME OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE REAFFIRMING THEIR SUPPORT FOR BIDEN. >> IT WAS A BAD YET, IF YOU WILL, ON THAT. BUT IT DOESN'T IMPACT WHAT I BELIEVE DELIVERING. I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON SOMETHING AND COME NOVEMBER. WE'VE GOT A BINARY CHOICE. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS IN IT TO WIN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE PLEDGE OUR SUPPORT TO BECAUSE THE STAKES COULD NOT BE A SPOKESMAN FOR ILLINOIS GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER TELLS WGN NEWS PRITZKER REPORTED THE MEETING WAS CANDID AND HE APPRECIATED HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENT. >> AND THE PRESIDENT PLANS TO BE

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Published: Fri Jul 05 2024