Joe Biden is facing a wave of criticism and pressure to withdraw from the election campaign. A possible decision to withdraw from the election race is being discussed by a group of individuals among the US President's advisers.
Writes UNN citing NYT.
A small group of Biden's longtime aides and advisers are convinced he will have to make what they see as a painful but inevitable decision to drop out of his re-election campaign, three people with knowledge of the matter told the NYT. The effort comes after a failed debate performance in Atlanta two weeks ago plunged Joe Biden's candidacy into crisis.
In recent days, the group has been trying to figure out how to convince Joe Biden to drop out of the campaign. However, there is no indication that these conversations have reached the White House chief of staff.
It's also worth noting that Biden is under pressure from all sides: Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are vacillating between lukewarm support and outright calls to drop out, and those calls are being echoed by some of the party's wealthiest donors.
A mishap at the NATO summit
On Thursday night, he faced a new test at a news conference after the NATO summit in Washington. Before it even began, Mr. Biden unsuccessfully introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying: "Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin," but quickly pulled himself together.
Biden further demonstrated command of foreign policy issues, though he spoke slowly and was confused at times. Lawmakers and congressional aides said it was a strong enough performance to keep the dam from bursting with mass calls for Biden to step aside, but with enough missteps to prolong unease on Capitol Hill.
Supplement
The people closest to the president, a group that includes some of his longest-serving advisers and members of his family, remain adamant that Mr. Biden will stay in the race. Talk of the president's withdrawal from the campaign race has been taking place outside that small orbit, but it has affected some of his most loyal allies.
Senate Democrats expressed their concerns about the possibility of Mr. Biden's election in a two-hour lunch meeting Thursday with senior officials.