Joe Biden insists only one thing can change his mind now: Democrats pray for an almighty intervention

“If the Lord Almighty came down and said ‘Joe, get out of the race’, I’d get out of the race”

Joe Biden boards Air Force One on the campaign trail last week. Photo: AP

Coleen Long

To a defiant Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not to the Democrats on Capitol Hill.

But despite his insistence in an ABC News interview that only the “Lord Almighty” could convince him to end his bid for re-election, the chorus of Democratic voices calling for him to step aside is growing — from donors to strategists, lawmakers to constituents, all saying he should bow out.