Biden to campaign in Michigan as he vows to stay in presidential race

President Joe Biden will return to Michigan Friday, the campaign said in a Sunday evening release, as he attempts to rebound from his first debate of 2024 against Republican Donald Trump.

Biden, the Democratic incumbent, will visit Detroit, the Biden campaign said.

It will be Biden’s fourth trip to Michigan of the year and will come 116 days before the Nov. 5 presidential election. Four years ago, Biden beat Trump, who was then serving as president, by 154,000 votes or 3 percentage points, 51%-48%, in Michigan.

However, Biden’s campaign has faced turmoil since the June 27 debate, during which he gave a handful of meandering and confusing answers, including saying at one point, “We finally beat Medicare.”

The 81-year-old’s showing spurred some pundits and five Democratic U.S. House members to call on him to step aside and let Democrats pick someone else to be their nominee to take on Trump this fall. Biden has rejected their prodding and contended that he will win the election.