President Joe Biden could quit the presidential race within days as those close to him have privately voiced their concerns about his candidacy, according to reports.
Biden is isolating as he battles a COVID infection at his home in Delaware. The pressure for him to drop out of the 2024 race is continuing to mount after a poor debate performance in late June raised fresh concerns about the 81-year-old’s age and ability to beat former president Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, in November and lead the country for another four-year term.
After some days of relative quiet following the assassination attempt on Trump at the weekend, Montana Senator Jon Tester on Thursday became the second Democrat in the chamber to call for Biden to step aside, joining at least two dozen congressional Democrats.
Biden has publicly remained defiant and said he will not quit the race and that decisions about the future of his candidacy remain his alone.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has told Democrats that she thinks Biden could soon be persuaded to leave the race, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three Democratic officials.
Two senior House Democrats believe the announcement could come in as soon as three days, CBS News reported on Thursday night. The lawmakers were not named.
Meanwhile, some members of Biden’s cabinet have been having private discussions about whether his campaign is at breaking point and if it is time for his closest advisers to confront him about his prospects, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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