Some of the most progressive voices in American politics have in recent days raised their support for Joe Biden. In an analysis, the Washington Post's Jeff Stein writes that the support may be part of a tactic to get Joe Biden to make a left turn.
At the end of the week, parts of the informal group "The squad", which consists of the most progressive members of the House of Representatives, expressed support for Biden. On Sunday, Senator Bernie Sanders wrote in the New York Times that he wants Biden to win.
"The support is part of a secret strategy in which Joe Biden is seen as the best option to advance a more progressive policy," writes Stein.
"The squad" includes members such as Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley. They have previously been sharp critics of Biden, not least of how he handled the situation in Gaza. The Financial Times' Joshua Chaffin writes.
He quotes a source in Ocasio-Cortez's staff as saying this week that Biden is "the best we can hope for."
If Biden drops out, Kamala Harris is most likely to take over, and she is not seen as progressive enough in the eyes of the group, writes Chaffin.
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Sanders shows support for Biden: "He must win"
The Vermont senator and one of the biggest left-wing profiles in American politics, Bernie Sanders, writes in a column in the New York Times that he intends to do "everything he can" for Joe Biden to win the fall presidential election.
Sanders writes that Biden is not the "ideal candidate" but that he is, after all, the right candidate.
"Yes I know. Joe Biden is old, has a knack for saying the wrong things, walks stiffly and gave a terrible performance in the debate against Trump," he writes, but adds that Biden has a strong term behind him.
He ends the text by describing the differences in Biden's and Trump's views. He believes that Biden, unlike Trump, wants to make the United States a better country.
"For the sake of our children and future generations, Joe Biden must win."
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Zelenskyi on Biden's blunder: "We can be lenient"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't think Joe Biden's mistake of calling him "President Putin" was that serious. During a visit to Ireland, he was asked about the US president's misstatement.
- It was a mistake. The US has given a lot of support to the Ukrainians. We can be lenient with some mistakes, he says according to the AFP news agency.
Joe Biden's misstatement came in connection with a speech during the NATO summit in Washington. The misstatement gained attention and flourished widely in both the media and social media.
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