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Joe Biden’s press conference in which he insisted he was still fit to run for US president has failed to silence critics from his own party.<\/p>\n
Three Democratic politicians joined the growing list calling on Mr Biden to drop out of the US presidential race.<\/p>\n
Calls for the 81-year-old to step aside have escalated since he stumbled through a TV debate with Republican Donald Trump last month.<\/p>\n
At an hour-long briefing taking reporters’ questions on Thursday night he was more steady and fluent but there were also gaffes.<\/p>\n
He mistakenly referred to his deputy, Kamala Harris, as “Vice President Trump” when answering the first question.<\/p>\n
Two hours earlier at a Nato event he introduced Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” before correcting himself.<\/p>\n
It means Mr Biden’s candidacy still remains in peril, with the possibility of more defections over the next few days.<\/p>\n
Some donors including actor George Clooney have pulled their financial support, saying he is not competent to carry out another four-year term.<\/p>\n
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