On April 15, 2024, US President Biden was in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
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as president Joe Biden On Thursday, he was quarantined at his beach house in Rehoboth, Del., facing new pressure from his leadership after testing positive for the coronavirus. Democratic Party arrive drop out 2024 race against ex-President Donald Trump.
Biden has been lackluster for weeks Refuses calls to step down and allow another nominee to take his place, now said to be more willing to hear from top Democrats about the risks of him staying in the race. He has also reportedly asked advisers in recent days whether he believes his Vice President, Kamala Harris, can defeat Trump in November.
A person close to Biden said: ‘We are close to the end’ nbc news.
The pressure on the 81-year-old Biden stems from concerns that if he continues to win the nomination after the June 27 debate, he will not only cost the Democrats the White House, but also the party’s Senate majority and completely eliminate the White House. Bury the Democrats’ chances of winning.
former president barack obama Privately expressing concerns to Democrats about viability of Biden’s candidacy, two Associated Press and Washington post reported.
Biden served as Obama’s two-term vice president, and the 44th president still has unparalleled influence within the Democratic Party.
Two Democratic leaders in Congress — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York — have told Biden in recent days that he is within the party could cost them their majorities in both houses of Congress.
Colorado Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper told Reuters late on Wednesday that Biden was “working hard” to make decisions that “put country first.” Hickenlooper stopped short of explicitly calling on Biden to withdraw, saying it was “his decision.”
“But there are certainly growing signs that I think it’s in the best interest of the country,” the senator said.
California Rep. Adam Schiff is the Democratic candidate for one of the state’s two Senate seats. Publicly calling on Biden to withdraw from the race Wednesday.
Schiff and Hickenlooper joined about 20 other Democrats in Congress in making similar public calls.
Schiff is close to former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. CNN reports Pelosi recently told Biden on Thursday morning that he can’t defeat Trump and that if he insists on staying in the race, he may lose the Democratic chance of winning the House majority.
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who has so far fully supported Biden’s plan to stay in the race, told NBC News on Thursday that he had heard “increasing concerns” from voters in the state this week.
“I’ve talked to a lot of people in our state since the debate and they’re concerned,” Casey said. “But I think my position is very clear, I think the president will do what he’s been doing, That’s putting the country’s best interests first.”
The Biden campaign’s public response to growing concerns has not changed, with top staff remaining staunchly opposed to the president’s withdrawal.
“Our campaign cannot address any situation where President Biden is not at the top of the ballot,” lead deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks told reporters in Milwaukee on Thursday.
“He is and will always be the Democratic nominee,” Fulks said.
Late Thursday, a source close to Biden pushed back against pressure from top Democrats to pull out the president.
“Can we remember that these people who are trying to unseat Joe Biden are actually the same people who gave us all Donald Trump?” the source told NBC News.
“In 2015, Obama, Pelosi and Schumer pushed Biden aside in favor of Hillary; they were wrong then and they are wrong now,” the source said.
Sources also pointed out that 2016 polls showed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leading Trump by as much as 9 percentage points.
“How did this all work out for everyone in 2016?” the source said, referring to Trump’s victory that year.
“Maybe we should learn some lessons from 2016; one of them is that the polls are bullshit, just ask Secretary Clinton. And two, maybe, just maybe, Joe Biden is better than Obama, Pelosi and Schumer closer to a real American, the source added.
