Biden continues calling Democratic lawmakers during critical week for his candidacy
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President Joe Biden will continue his outreach to Democratic lawmakers, a campaign official tells CNN, during a critical week for his candidacy as the party’s 2024 nominee while all House Democrats are set to convene Tuesday to discuss growing questions over the path forward.
President Joe Biden will continue his outreach to Democratic lawmakers, a campaign official tells CNN, during a critical week for his candidacy as the party’s 2024 nominee while all House Democrats are set to convene Tuesday to discuss growing questions over the path forward. Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since the June 27 debate on CNN that prompted widespread concern over Biden’s ability to secure a victory for Democrats in November and to serve an additional four years in office. In the week following his disastrous debate performance, Biden personally reached out to roughly 20 House Democrats, a campaign official tells CNN, and has spoken with party leaders — including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Reps. Nancy Pelosi and James Clyburn — with a goal of reassuring them that the concerns within the party are being heard. Since then, Schumer and Clyburn have voiced support for Biden, while Jeffries has remained mum. Pelosi has said the questions surrounding Biden’s disastrous performance at the presidential debate were “legitimate.” Asked about Pelosi’s comments, Biden told ABC News, “it was a bad episode. No indication of any serious condition. I was exhausted.”
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