Sen. Mark Warner looks to align Democratic senators amid questions over Biden’s future
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An effort is underway by Virginia Sen. Mark Warner to get Senate Democrats on the same page about the future of President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, sources told CNN, putting further pressure on the White House as it struggles to handle questions about the president’s mental fitness and the viability of his campaign.
An effort is underway by Virginia Sen. Mark Warner to get Senate Democrats on the same page about the future of President Joe Biden’s reelection bid, sources told CNN, putting further pressure on the White House as it struggles to handle questions about the president’s mental fitness and the viability of his campaign. Warner, who is taking on a leadership role in the effort, is reaching a place where he thinks it is time for Biden to suspend his reelection campaign, a source familiar with his efforts told CNN. The Biden administration and campaign have grappled in recent days with how to spin the president’s poor debate performance, offering contradicting excuses and making the argument that Biden’s record in the past three years is more significant than his shaky 90-minute standoff with former President Donald Trump. However, the debate only exacerbated concerns about the president’s health and questions on whether he is fit to serve another four years in office. As pressure has increased within the party, some Democrats have urged the president to consider whether he is the party’s best chance at beating Trump in November, while others have gone as far as to call for him to step aside as their presumptive nominee. Warner’s meeting with his colleagues, first reported by The Washington Post, is expected to take place Monday, according to a source familiar with the planning. Warner declined CNN’s request for comment. His spokeswoman, Rachel Cohen, neither confirmed nor denied the senator’s efforts in a statement to the Post earlier Friday, saying: “Like many other people in Washington and across the country, Senator Warner believes these are critical days for the president’s campaign, and he has made that clear to the White House.”
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