Biden planning to meet with Democratic governors: Source

(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden volition link with Democratic governors successful the coming days, a root acquainted confirmed to NewsNation Tuesday.

The root said these governors person been beardown allies to Biden, "and we look guardant to their continued partnership."

In addition, the president is besides readying to talk with leaders connected Capitol Hill.

CNN's Jake Tapper reported connected X that Democratic governors had their ain abstracted telephone Monday to sermon Biden aft his show astatine the archetypal statesmanlike statement with erstwhile President Donald Trump past week. As helium sparred with Trump Thursday, Biden's halting delivery, repeated verbal stumbles fueled speculation that astatine property 81, helium is not capable to pb for different 4 years.

On Monday, Democratic governors successful the call, organized by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, expressed interest astir what's happening with the president, Tapper wrote, and astonishment that they had not heard from Biden aft the debate.

During a telephone betwixt Biden run officials, besides connected Monday, 1 told a Zoom telephone of astir 500 donors that Biden "is astir apt successful amended wellness than astir of us," portion adding that astatine his age, helium indispensable beryllium helium has the stamina for the job.

Campaign officials promised donors that Biden would not beryllium staying successful the contention if helium didn't deliberation helium was acceptable for the challenge, the root confirmed to NewsNation.

Biden has repeatedly said helium has nary volition of dropping retired of the 2024 election, and the White House is trying to get backmost to concern with a property briefing scheduled Tuesday.

Some Democratic lawmakers aren't buying what the Biden run is selling, though. One legislator says he's looking for reassurances from the White House and Biden's run that they are being honorable astir the president's condition.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas was the archetypal existent Democratic lawmaker to publically telephone for Biden to measurement down, saying helium failed during the statement to "effectively support his galore accomplishments.”

“My determination to marque these beardown reservations nationalist is not done lightly nor does it successful immoderate mode diminish my respect for each that President Biden has achieved,” Doggett said successful a statement. “Recognizing that, dissimilar Trump, President Biden’s archetypal committedness has ever been to our country, not himself, I americium hopeful that helium volition marque the achy and hard determination to withdraw."

Former Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, urged the enactment to marque Vice President Kamala Harris the caller nominee. Harris herself has pushed backmost against this suggestion, with spokesperson Ernie Apreza saying successful a connection to NewsNation partner The Hill that she “looks guardant to serving a 2nd word with President Joe Biden.”

Despite these challenges, Biden's run is touting grounds fundraising numbers. In total, his run raised $127 cardinal during June — the astir it has raised successful a period truthful far. Of that, $38 cardinal was garnered successful the 4 days aft the debate.