The diagnosis Joe Biden’s diagnosis with Covid-19 came at a very difficult and decisive time amid his fight for political survival and strong pressure to retire, fueling even more concern about his condition and ability to respond. Former President Barack Obama has said in the past few days that President Joe Biden has a chance to win the November election and that he should seriously consider the viability of his candidacy, the Washington Post reported.
Among the voices that expressed their concerns directly to him are the most senior Democrats in Congress, Schumer and Jeffries. And while Biden himself for the first time on Tuesday linked the possibility of the end of his campaign to his health, information also mentions that the former speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, privately asked the American president to stay away.
Top Democrats cited by Axios believe Biden could withdraw as soon as the weekend.
Declarations that the president “feels good” is not able to deal with the tsunami of anxiety. According to the White House, the president, who is “fully vaccinated”, has a runny nose, cough, general malaise, and has been given his first dose of Paxlovid. Cutting short his two-day campaign in Nevada, he will remain alone for 24 hours after returning to his stronghold in the state of Delaware, “continuing to exercise his full duties” remotely.
The pressure, which eased somewhat after Donald Trump’s assassination attempt last weekend, is building again, and analysts say the resulting trust gap could embolden Democrats who have already expressed concern in private their lack of confidence to increase their pressure campaign.
Adam Schiff, a powerful Democratic congressman from California, called on President Biden to withdraw his candidacy. Media reports then indicated that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer “strongly emphasized that the best thing for Biden, the Democratic Party and the country is for him to retire.” The leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, was reported to have expressed a similar opinion. The staff of the powerful Democratic factor did not categorically deny, and a representative said that, unless the source is “President Biden or Chuck Schumer”, this is a “baseless case”. But Schumer and Jeffries reportedly spoke to each other first and then took their concerns directly to the Democratic National Committee before the party agreed to delay the vote on Biden until at least August 1.
Reports also have the powerful personality of the Democrats, former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi recently emphasizing to Biden that he could be left as a candidate to hurt the chances of the Democrats, citing inauspicious polls. Sources believe Pelosi is in trouble with Schiff, prompting him to voice his concerns.
Nearly 20 Democratic lawmakers have come together to call on Biden to step down, and party officials are considering speeding up the process to finalize Biden’s nomination, possibly as early as the first week of August rather than at the convention. begins on August 19 i. Chicago. Others, however, see this move as a way to speed up the nomination of the American president.