Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden Wednesday at the White House, as Govs. Kathy Hochul and Wes Moore listen. | Jacquelyn Martin/APPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday evening told more than 20 Democratic governors in a private meeting that he underwent a medical checkup after last week’s debate and is fine, according to three people with knowledge of the discussion.
“The president has regular annual physicals that we release in a thorough report,” she said. “We’re going to continue to do that.” Wednesday night’s meeting with the governors — part mea culpa, part brainstorming session, part pep rally — marks the latest effort in Biden’s push to preserve the viability of his embattled candidacy. Earlier in the day, hewith campaign and Democratic National Committee staff, pledging that “no one’s pushing me out.
During the meeting, Biden reiterated his pledge that he wouldn’t be pushed out of the race, and that he was “in it to win it,” the staffers said. He took responsibility for his poor performance at the debate, telling the governors that he hadn’t listened to staff telling him to slow down his schedule before the debate.