The president appreciates the “faith placed” in his candidacy to confront the “threat” of Trump

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has achieved enough delegates this Tuesday to become the Democratic candidate for the presidential elections next November after his victory in the states of Georgia, Washington and Mississippi in a primary election in which It has had no rival since its inception, sweeping practically every vote.

Biden has already reached the figure of 2,099 delegates, exceeding the necessary 1,968 of the 3,934 at stake, so mathematically he is already the candidate of the Democratic Party, although his nomination will be made official during the National Convention, which will be held in Chicago on next month of August.

“I am honored that the broad coalition of voters who represent the rich diversity of the Democratic Party across the country have placed their faith in me once again to lead our party, and our country, at a time when the threat that (former President Donald) Trump is supposed to be older than ever,” Biden said, according to the US television network CNN.

Likewise, he has warned that “freedom and democracy” are at risk not seen since the American “Civil War” (1861-1865). “Voters now have to make a decision about the future of this country. Are we going to stand up and defend our democracy or let others tear it down?” she added.

Unlike Trump, Biden has not faced a rival who could threaten his victories; In fact, the second option with the most delegates on the Democratic list is the “non-committed” option, with 20 of them, most of whom come from the Arab community and its sympathizers as a protest against the president’s management of the offensive. Israeli on the Gaza Strip.