House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Joe Biden met on Thursday night after the president's closely watched solo news conference as defections in Biden's Democratic coalition in Congress continue.
met on Thursday night after the president's closely watched solo news conference as defections in Biden's Democratic coalition in Congress continue.
While it is uncertain if Biden directly asked Jeffries for his tacit endorsement, a person familiar with the matter said, Jeffries did not extend it at the meeting or in the public letter released on Friday morning. The top Democrats in Congress – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Jeffries – have made a series of public statement supporting Biden's bid this week. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi – who remains in Congress and is among the most influential members of the party – has privately expressed her concerns, CNN reported on Thursday night.
The evening served as a sort of Rorschach test for Democrats' feelings on Biden. Those who remain firmly in his corner seized on his extended answers on wonky foreign policy issues to prove he still has what it takes to lead the country effectively, while his Democratic doubters used his verbal miscues to reinforce their calls for someone to replace the president on the top of the ticket.
Biden campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon acknowledged to staff in a call Thursday that the period after Biden's disastrous debate performance have been "hard," "very bad" and "bad f***ing weeks," a source who was on the call said. Some of the details of what O'Malley Dillon said were first reported byO'Malley Dillon acknowledged when she fumbled words that she had not slept much recently.
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