NATO leaders sidestep Biden health concerns, wary of Trump 2024
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declined to comment on what leaders think about Joe Biden's health deterioration. Unofficially, however, it is known that alliance leaders fear a possible victory by Donald Trump in the presidential election.
7:22 AM EDT, July 8, 2024
There is still a buzz after the debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which took place at the end of June. "CBS News" reporter Robert Costa asked Jens Stoltenberg about this matter during a Sunday interview for the program "Face The Nation".
We had a good-we had a productive meeting. And of course, there is no way to make these big decisions on how to further strengthen NATO, enlarge NATO, new members without having a strong US leadership, said Stoltenberg, avoiding a response about Joe Biden.
The NATO Secretary General only admitted to meeting with President Biden a few weeks ago in the Oval Office. In his opinion, it was a good and productive meeting during which all critical decisions, including aid for Ukraine, were prepared to be made at the NATO summit.
Pressed on what he thinks is going on with the health of U.S. President Joe Biden, Stoltenberg responded that NATO should stay away from these kinds of internal discussions.
They're of course, important in the United States, but NATO should not be part of it, he added.
Biden speaks up. There is no more doubt
A few days ago Joe Biden officially announced at a campaign rally that he does not intend to give up seeking reelection.
Let me say it as clear as I can: I'm staying in the race! I'll beat Donald Trump. We're going to do it again in 2024, declared the U.S. president on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin, adding that he will not succumb to attempts to “push” him out of the role of the Democratic candidate.
