US-Media Report - The next few days will be 'brutal': Biden threatens coordinated withdrawal call
For Joe Biden, the air in the debate about his fitness for office is getting thinner. The NATO summit in Washington, which was intended to be a liberating blow for the US President, developed into a quagmire for him on the last day. And now, it appears that even some Democrats are organizing a joint rebellion against the incumbent.
Dozens of Representatives Planning Appeal to Biden
According to four sources within the party who spoke to US broadcaster CBS News on Thursday evening, they expect that dozens of democratic representatives will make statements within the next 48 hours, in which they call on Biden to give up his candidacy. There is a coordinated planning of the action, and some of the statements are already drafted, two of the sources claimed.
The Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives has informed the parliamentarians that they should express their opinion, it continues. One of the sources told CBS that the next three to four days would be "brutal" and that it could become unbearable for the President to stay in the race for the White House by the following week.
So far, more than a dozen Democrats in the House of Representatives and a democratic senator have publicly called on Biden to retire. However, the President is still determined to run on November 5 and insists that he is the "most qualified person" to take on challenger Donald Trump.
The Democrats find themselves in a dilemma: Doubts about Biden's chances of success are spreading within the party, but they cannot publicly criticize their own President. And so far, no one wants to do this, as Biden enjoys the greatest respect in his own ranks after decades of service to the Democrats and the country.
Biden's Political Legacy at Risk
One of the few arguments that could penetrate the protective circle of Biden's close advisors and persuade the President to step down is the warning that Biden's behavior could tarnish his political legacy, explained one of the sources. This would be the case if he splits the Democratic Party and narrows their chances of winning the election.
Several sources pointed out to CBS that the two people who could effectively convey this message to Biden are his sister Valerie or his wife Jill Biden. However, the Democrats have not been able to secure this yet. Since the debacle in the TV debate with Donald Trump three weeks ago, Biden's family has repeatedly shown him a demonstrative back.
At the NATO Summit in Washington, Donald Trump criticized Joe Biden's performance, which might have exacerbated the concerns about Biden's fitness for office. According to CBS, many Democratic representatives are planning to release statements within the next 48 hours, urging Biden to withdraw his candidacy due to fears that his behavior could harm his political legacy and divide the Democratic Party.
