On Thursday, several top campaign advisers for President Biden will join Senate Democrats for a meeting at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).
Senior Biden advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, and Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon are attending the special meeting, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.
The Senate Democrat caucus met for a regularly scheduled lunch on Tuesday, where Biden’s debate performance and what it means for his candidacy were discussed.
Afterward, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) revealed on CNN that he told his colleagues he doesn’t believe Biden can beat Trump in November. The Democrat is the first caucus member to publicly claim as much.
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Since Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Democrats have frequently avoided reporters in the Senate, refusing to answer questions about Biden’s fitness for the presidency.
In a statement, Senate President pro tempore Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pressured Biden, claiming, “We need to see a much more forceful and energetic candidate on the campaign trail in the very near future in order for him to convince voters he is up to the job.”
Biden has already publicly claimed he is staying in the race.
On Monday, President Joe Biden sent a letter to Democrats on Capitol Hill saying he would not drop out of the race despite calls from colleagues to step aside following his debate performance.
“I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump,” the president wrote in the letter.
Biden posted the letter himself to his X account.
On Tuesday morning, House Judiciary Committee member Jerry Nadler suddenly announced he is supporting President Joe Biden despite earlier concerns he may lose to Donald Trump.
Asked directly if he wanted Biden to drop out, Nadler replied in the negative. Asked if his change in heart was a “pragmatic consideration,” the congressman said “Well, yeah. He [Biden] said he’s gonna remain in, he’s our candidate, and we’re all going to support him.”
“Well that kind of leaves you with no choice then, I take it?” inquired the reporter.
“Well, yes,” acknowledged Nadler. “As the president said, something like 90% of Democrats voted for him in the primaries, he won the nomination.”
Nadler also said “Whether or not I have concerns is besides the point. He is going to be our nominee and we all have to support him.
Over the weekend, Rep. Nadler, Mark Takano, (D-Calif.); Don Beyer, (D-Va.); and Adam Smith, (D-Wash.), reportedly expressed during a virtual meeting hosted by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on July 7 that Biden should exit the presidential race as the Democratic nominee on Sunday. A majority of them said Harris should be the nominee, according to Fox News.
