Following the debate that took place last week, it is said that First Lady Jill Biden is "lashing out" at Democrats who want to exclude President Joe Biden from the Democratic nomination for 2024.
Even though the president has stated that he will not resign, he is known to speak to a great number of
people but only listen to the opinions of a small group, including his wife.
It is also claimed that Jill was the driving force behind her husband's insistence on remaining in the race, and that she had a negative attitude toward those who wanted to remove her husband from the race. Martha Raddatz, a correspondent for ABC News, made the assertion shortly after Biden's crucial interview with the network on Friday night.
The "inner circle," which includes a select group of advisers and Biden's son Hunter, is telling the 81-year-old that he can win and must continue his re-election campaign.
The Bidens got away last weekend for a post-debate debriefing and, according to reports, a Camp David photoshoot with famous photographer Annie Leibovitz.
Jill called Vogue magazine from the presidential log cabins to provide a last-minute update on her cover interview, which was due out on Monday.
"We will not allow those 90 minutes to define Joe's four years as president," they said. Jill, 73, insisted to Vogue that "we will continue to fight."
Earlier in the week, a source stated, "The only person who has ultimate influence with him is the first lady." There will be a change of course if she decides that it is necessary.
The source added, "The decision-makers are two people — it's the president and his wife." The situation is not well-understood by anyone who does not comprehend how profoundly personal and familial this decision will be.'
According to a senior administration official, the mission statement, "We'll weather the storm, just like we always have," has also been shared by Biden's top aides with his staff in meetings.
In a 22-minute taped interview in which Biden insisted that his dire poll numbers were not real and that the Democratic party has no concerns about his fitness to lead, the president made his own attempt to get his re-election campaign back on track.
"If the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me," Biden stated, was the only way he would withdraw from the race.
Although the interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Friday night was intended to mitigate the damage, it has only enraged prominent Democrats and wealthy donors who have called for the President's resignation ever since the disastrous Trump debate.
His poor debate performance, which has shaken up his entire reelection campaign, was attributed by Biden to "exhaustion" and "sickness."
However, there is a movement within the party to persuade him to resign, and critics have expressed concern that he could bring other Democrats down with him and face near-certain defeat.
When they return to Washington next week, House Democrats and a group of senators are expected to meet to discuss the issue.
A few Democrats have made it clear that they want Biden to drop out of the race, and there is now movement in the Senate, led by Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, for Democrats in the upper chamber to also make the case.
A source told Reuters that Warner, a respected moderate Democrat, is inviting Democratic senators to a meeting on Monday to talk about Biden's campaign.
According to the Washington Post, Warner wanted to ask the group to pressure Biden out of the race.
Biden told correspondents he had addressed no less than 20 legislators and that they were advising him to remain. When asked about Warner's request that he leave, Biden stated, According to my understanding, Mark Warner is the only one considering that.'
In a passionate speech delivered earlier on Friday in Madison, Biden remained resistant to such efforts, stating: I will remain in the race.'
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that one in three Democrats want Biden to quit the race, and some public opinion polls have shown that Trump has increased his lead since the debate.
On Friday, Biden rejected the move.
"We had a brief discussion last week. It was not my best performance, unfortunately. However, there has been a lot of speculation since then. "What will Joe do?" Is he going to continue competing? Is he going to leave?' Biden stated, Here is my response: I'm going to run and win again.
However, he maintained the same stance and said that he was prepared to defeat Trump "again in 2020."
The 81-year-old was then asked, "Did you ever watch the debate afterwards?" by Stephanopoulos. Biden stated that he was uncertain.
The president said, "No, I don't think I did," in response.
The ABC News anchor, who had worked for Clinton, then asked Biden if he knew he was bombing in real time.
He also appears to have stated in the brief clip that he had received more medical care than press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre initially informed the media.
"In fact, I have the documents with me. I inquired if they had conducted a COVID test to determine what was wrong. They ran a test to see if I had a virus or some other infection. I haven't. Biden stated, "I just had a really bad cold."
After Stephanopoulos inquired as to whether Biden had even re-watched the debate, Biden replied, "I don't know why" and spoke to Stephanopoulos in a voice that resembled the sluggish rasp of his performance.
He insisted that he is "still in good shape" and that he is not getting any weaker. He stated that his personal doctors conduct an "ongoing assessment" of him and "don't hesitate to tell me" if something is wrong.
Biden stated in the interview that his personal doctors conduct an "ongoing assessment" of him and "don't hesitate to tell me" if something is wrong.
"Can I complete the 100 in 10 seconds?" No. However, Biden stated, "I'm still in good shape."