Over the weekend, prominent House Democrats joined the chorus calling for Joe Biden to withdraw from the election, despite the president intensifying his push to persuade both the electorate and his own party of his suitability for the position. On Sunday, Biden visited two states as part of his campaign, most likely Pennsylvania, which he must win in order to keep the White House in November. In the meantime, Hakeem Jeffries, the leading Democrat in the House of Representatives, organized a virtual meeting where additional Democrats demanded that the president abandon his campaign.
During the conversation on Sunday, seven House members, according to a Democratic congressman, asked Biden to end his candidacy. Adam Smith, Jim Himes, Mark Takano, Don Beyer, Jamie Raskin, Joe Morelle, and Jerry Nadler were among them. According to a person familiar with the situation, Himes, the leading Democrat on the House intelligence committee, contended that the Democrats would lose the Senate, the House, and the White House if Biden continued to be the party’s presidential choice.
Requests for comment were either denied or not answered by the seven. Beyer wrote on X, “I support the Biden-Harris ticket and look forward to helping defeat Donald Trump in November,” following the media’s disclosure of the private conversation’s contents. After the 81-year-old gave a weak debate performance last week, Democrats became increasingly alarmed, and Biden has been trying to allay their fears. A House Democrat stated that the next week would be crucial in deciding whether or not Biden would face significant congressional pressure to withdraw from the presidential contest. The Democrat declared, “This week is crucial.” “We will find out whether or not members of the House Democratic Caucus will push for Biden to resign after their meeting on Tuesday morning.