Ici Beyrouth - 2024 Presidential Election

Biden Firms Up Reelection Bid Among Senior Democrats

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 09:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden won much-needed support from senior Democrats and gave a confident NATO summit speech Tuesday, but doubts over his age and fitness continued to dog his reelection bid. The top Democrat in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, held meetings with members about whether to ditch Biden as their 2024 candidate following his ...

Biden to Hold NATO Press Conference Amid Calls to Step Down

par This Is Beirut, 11/07 11:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden will hold a press conference on Thursday at NATO's summit in Washington, as he hopes to dispel calls to step down in the coming election in November. US President Joe Biden will give his first press conference on Thursday, the first since his debate disaster against Donald Trump, in a pressure-cooker moment that could seal ...

Biden's Verbal Gaffes Mar Key NATO Press Conference

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 09:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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During his crucial NATO press conference, Thursday, Biden failed to cool concerns over his fitness for office after making several verbal gaffes, including mistaking Ukraine's President Zelensky for Vladimir Putin, and Vice President Kamala Harris for Donald Trump. A defiant Joe Biden insisted Thursday that he will run for another term as US ...

Orban Meets Trump Following NATO Summit in Washington

par This Is Beirut, 12/07 15:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban jetted off to Florida on Thursday to meet with former US President Donald Trump after the end of the NATO summit in Washington. The sit-down at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is likely to further upset Budapest's allies after Orban drew widespread ire from European counterparts for meeting Russian ...

Trump Dodges 'Inappropriate' Debate With Kamala Harris

par This Is Beirut, 26/07 12:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump refused to agree to a debate with Democrat presumptive-nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday, saying that it would be "inappropriate" until she is officially nominated. The country's first female vice president has enjoyed a groundswell of support from labor groups, ethnic minorities and her own party ...

Barack and Michelle Obama Last to Endorse Kamala Harris

par This Is Beirut, 26/07 13:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Former US president Barack Obama endorsed his fellow Democrat Kamala Harris' bid for the White House on Friday, delivering a major boost to her campaign to defeat Donald Trump in November's presidential election. The country's first woman vice president is seeking to make history again in November after President Joe Biden abruptly announced he ...

100 Days to Go before US Elections

par This Is Beirut, 28/07 09:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump labeled Vice President Kamala Harris a "crazy liberal," while she vowed to prevail over his "wild lies" as both laid out presidential campaign attack lines Saturday with just 100 days left until election day. After earlier addressing a bitcoin conference in Tennessee, Trump rallied supporters Saturday evening in Minnesota, seeking to ...

Harris Names Tim Walz as Her Vice Presidential Candidate

par This Is Beirut, 06/08 17:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic bid for the White House. Walz had been on a shortlist with a string of other Democratic figures seen as broadening Harris's appeal as she sprints into the contest against Donald Trump. Aiming to ...

Tim Walz: Teacher, Soldier, Governor and VP Candidate

par This Is Beirut, 06/08 17:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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From his teen start in the United States military to teaching in China and on a Native American reservation before entering politics, Democratic vice presidential pick Tim Walz packs a full resume – and exudes folksy appeal. A second-term Minnesota governor and now Kamala Harris's running mate, Walz brings a rural Midwestern perspective to her ...

Harris and Biden to Make Joint Campaign Trip

par This Is Beirut, 09/08 15:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris and Joe Biden will next week make their first joint campaign trip since the US president's shock decision to drop out of the 2024 White House race against Donald Trump. Seeking to burnish his legacy in his final months in office and support the new Democratic ticket, Biden will appear alongside his vice president at an event in the ...

Elon Musk to Interview Donald Trump on X

par This Is Beirut, 12/08 21:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Donald Trump will be interviewed Monday live on X by its billionaire owner, Elon Musk, an influential supporter, as the Republican ex-president works to reignite online enthusiasm for his sagging White House campaign. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has emerged as a major voice in US politics but is accused of turning the platform formerly known as ...

Biden to Give Farewell Address at Party Convention

par This Is Beirut, 19/08 11:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden will give a bittersweet farewell address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, passing the torch to Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for November's election. Less than a month after his stunning withdrawal and Harris' astonishing ascent, Biden can expect a hero's send-off from many of the same ...

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