Joe Biden might have believed he performed well during his “big boy” press conference, but he failed to alleviate concerns about his age and cognitive health. Besides mistakenly calling Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump” and appearing unaware that he is the commander-in-chief, numerous issues with his performance left those urging him to step aside unconvinced.
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and other key players are behind this initiative.
CNN reported that Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Barack Obama had private discussions about Joe Biden’s future campaign for 2024. The former presidents of the United States and the former speaker of the House have expressed their concern over how difficult it is to defeat Donald Trump.
This press conference does not affect the matter.
Democrats are asking for Pelosi or Obama’s help because they know that Schumer doesn’t have Biden’s trust, and Hakeem Jefferys does not possess the relationships needed to communicate the message.
CNN spoke with more than a dozen members of Congress, operatives, and people in contact with Obama and Pelosi. They all said they felt the end of Biden’s campaign was imminent, and that it was only a matter of time.
According to reports, Democratic Party leaders are asking Obama and Pelosi to tell Joe Biden to drop out. Pelosi could play a key role in this. She spoke with Biden following the debate, but she hasn’t confirmed his final decision to remain in the race. She declined to make any further comments through her aide.
Obama’s two-week silence has left many Democrats feeling abandoned. This is despite a coordinated tweet comparing Biden’s performance at the debate with Obama’s poor debate in 2012.
Sources say that Pelosi and Obama are more involved than previously believed in convincing Biden to pull out.
CNN reported that they are “waiting and watching” for Biden to make his own decision. Source: A long-time Democrat close to Obama Pelosi Biden.
Pelosi, who did not dispute that Obama and former Speaker Pelosi have spoken about Biden before, told CNN after this article first appeared: “There would be no members of Congress who would have known of any conversations that Pelosi spoke with President Obama.” “Whoever claims otherwise is lying.
People have claimed that Obama takes more calls than he makes. He listens to Democratic donors and officials, who are anxious. He avoids positions that could leak.
Obama used the same strategy in his phone call with Biden after the debate. Biden, according to the current president, was supportive and helped ride out the turmoil.
Obama denied that he could influence Biden’s decisions due to their complicated relationship. Biden was resentful of Obama’s efforts to discourage him from seeking the presidency in 2016. Obama’s attempts to convince Biden not to run for President in 2016 would be complicated by this.
An adviser to the 2020 campaign speculated that Biden could say, “Well, Mr. President, you used this card in 2015 and it brought Donald Trump.” “I think he’d be even harder. ”
Obama is also reluctant to give Trump new material by interfering publicly.
It does not matter whether Obama or Pelosi are working behind the scenes or in a more public way. With the election less than four months off, the movement to replace the Democratic Party’s presumptive candidate and incumbent President will be real and likely tear the Democratic Party apart.
