Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.
The remarks, first reported by The New York Times, came as the 81-year-old Biden sought to reassure a group of more than 20 state leaders about his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump in November and govern effectively for another four years.
The comment left several of the governors in the room frustrated, sources told CNN, and is one of the reasons that some of the participants have been rankled by the statement of loyalty and enthusiasm from them distributed by the Biden campaign on Thursday.
The White House and the Biden campaign did not immediately comment about what the president said.
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The discussion about politics, with Biden addressing his abilities and plans, led to disagreements among some state leaders. The president's comments on loyalty and enthusiasm from the governors sparked further discontent within the group.
