President Biden Under Pressure Amid Obama’s Concerns

News Today: Concerns Mount for President Biden’s Campaign as Obama Raises Doubts

President Biden’s campaign faced further pressure amid reported concerns from Barack Obama about the presidential election, a darkening mood among Democrats, and polls suggesting Donald Trump was pulling ahead.

Some Democrats painted a bleak picture. One senior party official told Legacy Daily that many in the party felt Biden’s stepping down was “inevitable.” Polling on Thursday by US Media showed him five points behind Trump—the widest margin recorded this campaign.

Biden’s campaign dismissed reports of high-level Democratic concern as “baseless,” insisting he would remain the nominee. Obama was reported by the Washington Post to have privately stated Biden’s chances were greatly diminished. Spokespeople for the former president have declined to comment.

The polls and report on Obama came after US media reported that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the two most senior Democrats in Congress, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, had advised Biden to consider his candidacy for the good of the party. All have rejected the reports.

A senior Democrat source told Legacy Daily that the mood in Washington was grim: “We are all waiting for the inevitable decision.”

Adam Smith, a Democratic congressman for Washington state, painted a similarly grim picture. Asked by reporters whether the party was “coming to the end” of Biden’s candidacy, he said: “That is my sense.”

Biden has faced a torrid few weeks since his poor showing in the first presidential debate late last month. He is currently in isolation in Delaware while he recovers from a Covid infection.

By contrast, Donald Trump will give the headline speech at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee this evening, his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt. Delegates and supporters here have been in high spirits all week.