Top Biden Aides Anticipate Imminent Withdrawal From Presidential Race

According to new reporting by Axios' Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, leading advisers believe that President Biden has made the decision to forgo reelection and the announcement could come as soon as this weekend.

Allen and VandeHei write, “We increasingly hear top Biden aides, including ones who initially urged him to fight on after his disastrous debate on June 27 – 21 days ago – are saying it's now when, not if, Biden announces he's not running.”

Multiple Democrats speaking off the record claim that “rising pressure” from Democrats in Washington and “close friends” are making the Biden campaign's suspension all but inevitable.

As Mediaite reports:

Biden has insisted he's remaining in the race amid concerns about his age and stamina. He is currently self-isolating in Delaware with COVID.

“His choice is to be one of history's heroes, or to be sure of the fact that there'll never be a Biden presidential library. I pray that he does the right thing. He's headed that way,” a “close friend” of the president told Axios.

According to an Associated Press poll released this week, nearly two thirds of Democrats back Biden dropping from the race. A Politico poll also found a number of other Democrats getting much more favorable backing than the president.

Both the White House and Biden's campaign continued to insist Biden is not stepping down from his reelection campaign. More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers have called for Biden to drop out.

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