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00:00Well, we're getting closer and closer to the US presidential elections in November. And

00:08now all eyes are on the Democrats and President Biden. What will the Democratic Party do with

00:14what has become now known as the Biden problem? Simply because more and more questions are

00:20being asked about the mental and physical capabilities of the incumbent president and

00:25whether he should be running for office yet again. The 81-year-old Mr. Biden has been

00:30seen in a series of videos in recent days, which have shown him looking disoriented,

00:35mumbling, fumbling, at times even freezing. And when reporters have asked him about it,

00:41he's been dismissive and he's laughed it off and the White House insists that he's fine.

00:45This is a question of whether somebody in that position like Mr. Biden is should actually

00:51be running for office yet again. Now, technically, they can't force Mr. Biden off the ticket.

00:56But with the Democratic convention coming up in late August, there is the option of

01:00Mr. Biden himself stepping down and pulling back. It's become even more urgent because

01:05there is a presidential debate taking place between him and Donald Trump on television

01:10in just a few days from now. It's taking place much earlier than usual on the US presidential

01:15election calendar. And the Democratic camp or at least Mr. Biden's camp is hoping that

01:21this debate will change the conversation around his health and his capabilities and put the

01:26focus squarely back on Trump and what he could do and the potential damage that he could

01:31cause if he comes back as president. But more and more voices who are supportive of the

01:36Democratic Party who don't want Trump back in the White House are now speaking out and

01:41saying that perhaps the biggest favor that Joe Biden could do would actually be to step

01:46down and allow someone else to take on Trump because polls show them both virtually tied

01:52for the White House. And that's not a good sign. We're just a few months left for the election.