Biden's presser showing draws mixed response

President manages to convince some, but doubts still exist over his candidacy

US President Joe Biden held a much-anticipated news conference on Thursday evening that many in his own party viewed as a crucial test as to whether he should remain the Democratic candidate in November.

While Biden did make one notable flub when he referred to Vice-President Kamala Harris as "Vice-President Trump", along with saying "anyway" and stopping several of his responses mid-sentence, the early perception was that his showing could slow the clamor for him to step aside. More Democrats, however, did call for him to step aside afterward.

The animosity between Biden and former president Donald Trump played out on social media when Trump wrote on his Truth Social: "Crooked Joe begins his'Big Boy' Press Conference with 'I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president' …Great job, Joe!"