Biden ‘manages the telephone’ in fight to save re-election bid, Democrats declare back in his camp

A source told Fox Information Virtual that President Biden has been “incredibly busy playing the phone” and yelling during this period, and his method of saving his re-election bid is working.

Biden is facing growing calls from people within his own birthday party to step aside and suspend his re-election campaign after his miserable debate performance over the past hour. Biden, on the other hand, is pressing Democrats to oust him as the nominee to quell dissent among lawmakers, activists and pundits, and salvage his unexpectedly weak candidacy, sources told Fox News Virtual. .

“President Biden has been incredibly busy playing the phone,” a source familiar with the president’s efforts told Fox Information Virtual. He also said Biden may get additional shoutouts on Tuesday.

By Monday night, the tide seemed to be turning — at least, on Capitol Hill. More than half of Democratic resources advised Fox News Virtual that “breathless calls” to remove Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee should not be heeded.

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Amid various reports from the field and Senate Democrats planning to abandon Biden over the weekend, the president sent a letter to congressional Democrats last Monday declaring that he is “firmly committed to remaining in this race” and arguing Given that no one is even thinking about his candidacy anymore. “Only helps Trump and hurts us.”

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., was reportedly considering holding a meeting on Monday to garner support from colleagues to ask Biden to step down.

That meeting did not come to fruition, sources told Fox Information Virtual.

Instead, from the Senate, Americans watched as Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., Senator John Fetterman along with Catherine Cortez-Masto and Raphael Warnock came out in support of the President.

Alternate senators, such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., will indirectly decide to support the president, announcing he will first meet with his Democratic Senate colleagues on Tuesday.

“I’m withholding any further comment until we have a chance to meet,” he advised Fox Information.

On the other side of the Capitol, area Democrats rallied behind, including Representatives Bennie Thompson, Ayanna Pressley, Rosa De Lauro, Dan Goldman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Steven Horsford and Jim Clyburn. chairman.

“The matter is closed — Joe Biden is our nominee,” Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News. “He’s not quitting this race. He’s in this race and I support him.”

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On Monday night, regional Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who hosted an event with his Democratic colleagues — specifically rating members of regional committees Sunday night — said he still stands with the president. Are.

“The day after the debate I made it clear publicly that I support President Joe Biden and the Democratic ticket,” Jeffries said late Monday. “My position has not changed.”

When pressed on whether Biden is the most effective person to be the Democratic nominee in 2024, Jeffries had his say.

“Same answer,” he noted.

A source close to Democratic leadership told Fox Information Virtual that Jeffries will not be replaced.

“You won’t see Jeffries or (Senate Majority Leader Chuck) Schumer coming out against Biden,” the source said.

The source told Fox News Virtual that people on the National Finance Committee remain behind Biden, as do people from the Congressional Dark Caucus and “the highest-ranking members on the Hill.”

Biden participated in a virtual meeting with the Congressional Dark Caucus on Monday night. The President made remarks and answered questions from individuals in the caucus.

The Biden marketing campaign told Fox Information Virtual, “During the conversation, President Biden thanked those on the call, talked about the stakes of this election, and the CBC leaders’ support in re-electing him and defeating Donald Trump. Played an important role.”

Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., later issued a comment about the decision, saying it “reaffirms” her support for Biden and Harris.

“Undermining Biden will weaken our resolve to defeat Donald Trump in November,” he said.

Also on Monday night, Biden received the endorsement of Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Nanette Barragan and Vice Chair Adriano Espaillat.

“The chaotic calls you’re seeing to oust Biden are just noise from the media and professional Democrats,” said one Democrat strategist. “Certainly, political operatives are experiencing a public meltdown on a bad debate night.” There are, but let’s keep things in perspective.” a former Biden leadership official told Fox News Virtual. “Joe Biden has already proven he can do the job and, importantly, he’s the only person who has defeated Donald Trump before.”

The former reliable pointed to polling after the debate, saying that the number of people “didn’t go down” because “their age is already influencing how voters are thinking about this.”

“Millions of Americans supported him in the primary, and the idea of ​​starting over with a new candidate at the end of the game is pure fantasy,” said the Democratic strategist and former confidant. “We have a known entity in Biden, who is running on popular policies, and trying to re-invent the wheel now is not only impractical — it’s magical thinking.”

Credible said, “While the political class is salivating over a scandal to chase clicks, voters are not going to abandon Biden in favor of Trump because of a bad debate.”

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On the other hand, Democratic resources advised Fox Information Virtual that “the truth” is that the election era is only 4 months away, and the Democratic Party “cannot parachute in a replacement who can defeat Trump so late in the game ”

“The reality is it’s too late in the game to change players if we want to win,” the source told Fox Information Virtual.

Additionally, despite reports of management donors considering pulling their support, the source told Fox News Virtual that those donors have a “multi-decade personal relationship” with Biden.

“There’s loyalty there, and he’s delivered on many parts of the Democrat agenda,” the source told Fox Information Virtual. “Kamala has not proven she is a viable replacement — even though Biden has given her world leader meetings and more for years.”

Meanwhile, some reports following the talks sparked chaos among staffers in White areas and within the Biden leadership, but resources inside the leadership sought to calm those concerns.

“The President has been counted out repeatedly throughout his career, and especially in the last five years since he announced his presidential campaign,” an established Biden staffer advised Fox Information Virtual. “From winning the nomination in 2020, to being one of the few people to defeat an incumbent president, to saving the economy, to advancing his legislative agenda, to leading the party to defeat the red tide – he defied the doubters. “Continuing to prove it wrong.”

The longtime employee added, “With that kind of win-loss record, why would I be nervous?”

Another reliable management advisor advised Fox Information Virtual that it was “ironic that the same Beltway voices who rush to count us out every week of this presidency are pretending we don’t have the habit of counting them out.”

“That’s when we perform at our best,” Credible said.

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Meanwhile, another Biden management source told Fox News Virtual that even amid the chaos, Biden is “still going to win” and staffers are “keeping the faith.”

The source noted, “The election is between a man who debated poorly and a man who presidential historians say was the worst president in American history.” “Democrats know Trump is unfit and unfit to be president.”

Even his rival – former President Trump – has said he believes Biden could be in control of the Democrat’s price tag.

“It was a great honor to be on the stage to represent the people of our country,” Trump said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Virtual on June 27.

Asked if Biden would still be the Democratic nominee, Trump told Fox News Virtual: “Yes, I think he will be the nominee.”

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When pressed more on Democrats’ initial concerns over Biden’s performance, Trump said Biden would not be replaced.

Trump said, “No, I don’t think so.”

Later, citing his personal debate proficiency, he told Fox News Virtual that he “beat” Biden, and suggested he would beat any Democrat with him.

“He couldn’t have done anything better,” Trump said. “Nobody does it better.”

Since the debate, Trump and his campaign have remained fairly quiet on the chaos within the Democratic Party.

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On the other hand, a Trump campaign source told Fox News Virtual that the former president prefers to focus on the election campaign and the then-Republican National Conference rather than blasting his rival.

“Democrats are in a dilemma,” a Trump campaign source told Fox News Virtual. “Why get in the way of shooting at each other?”