North Carolina
NC governor to participate in White House meeting amid concerns over Biden’s debate performance
North Carolina’s Gov. Roy Cooper plans to participate virtually in a White House meeting today with other Democratic governors across the country and President Joe Biden, according to the governor’s office.
The meeting, confirmed by the White House, comes after a group of Democratic governors talked on Monday about concerns over the current president’s run this November without the president, USA TODAY reports. Much of the concern surrounds Biden’s debate performance last week where he was seen freezing and stumbling over his words. Biden, 81, has even told reporters it was not his best performance.
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Despite public calls for Biden to step down from the race and a flurry of potential replacements thrown out, Biden has not indicated he would do so. In fact, during a rally in Raleigh the day after the debate Biden told visitors “I know how to do this job.”