Top Democratic Leaders Privately Met With Biden To Air Concerns About His Candidacy
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The White House and the Biden-Harris campaign insist he’s going nowhere. “He is going to win this November,” said his spokesperson.
WASHINGTON ― Top House and Senate Democratic leaders privately met with President Joe Biden in recent days to raise concerns about his ability to defeat Donald Trump in the November election and his continued candidacy, fearing it could lead Republicans taking full control of Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) separately met with Biden in the last week. Both conveyed the concerns they’ve been fielding within their Democratic caucuses, namely that Biden is down in the polls and he could drag Democratic lawmakers down with him.
The president met one-on-one with both congressional leaders, with no aides in the room, according to a source familiar with their meetings.
Beyond those conversations, CNN reported late Wednesday that former longtime House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Biden in a recent phone call that polling shows that he can’t win against Trump and that he could hurt Democrats’ ability to win back the House.
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