Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met with President Joe Biden after his NATO press convention Thursday evening amid the dissension about Biden inside his caucus — however didn’t reveal whether or not he suggested Biden to remain within the presidential race.
In a letter Friday morning, Jeffries mentioned he expressed to Biden the views of Home Democrats, however he provided no different particulars of the assembly or Biden’s response.
“On behalf of the House Democratic Caucus, I requested and was graciously granted a private meeting with President Joe Biden. The meeting occurred yesterday evening,” Jeffries wrote. “In my conversation with President Biden, I directly expressed the full breadth of insight, heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward that the caucus has shared in our recent time together.”
The letter was something however a ringing endorsement of Biden because the celebration’s presidential nominee. Congressional Democrats have struggled to undertaking an enthusiastic united entrance in assist of the 81-year-old president as new polling reveals Biden trailing in swing states and stories counsel the president’s marketing campaign is seeing fundraising sluggish.
Jeffries’ letter follows Biden’s press convention Thursday wherein he answered questions on his well being and stamina on the conclusion of this week’s NATO summit in Washington, D.C. Biden made it by way of the solo presser, flexing his international coverage muscle whereas additionally by chance referring to Vice President Kamala Harris as Donald Trump. Earlier within the day, he blended up the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, however corrected himself a couple of seconds later.
Biden’s press convention was purported to stem the tide of Home Democrats calling for Biden to step apart, however instantly following it a number of extra requested Biden to not run. Since final month’s debate, 17 Home Democrats and one Senate Democrat have explicitly referred to as on Biden to step apart to make approach for a youthful candidate that they see as having higher odds of beating former President Donald Trump — whose allies appeared delighted by the truth that Biden carried out simply properly sufficient Thursday to maintain a full-on Democratic insurrection at bay.
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a freshman from a Colorado swing district, on Friday turned the newest Home Democrat to name on Biden to resign.
“I have deep admiration and love for Joe Biden and all he has done for our country, which is why this decision is so painful, but my son and my constituents can’t suffer the consequences of inaction at this critical moment,” she wrote on social media.
