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(NewsNation) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., met with President Joe Biden implicit concerns astir Biden's continued candidacy and fears the president can't decision former President Donald Trump successful November.
In a missive to Democrats, Jeffries noted helium met with the president and the White House confirmed the gathering to NewsNation. The missive did not sermon the substance of the discussion, but called it "candid."
The gathering comes pursuing 2 gaffes from Biden during his code and property league astatine the NATO Summit successful Washington, D.C., wherever the president confused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Later, helium referred to Vice President Kamala Harris arsenic vice president Trump.
Biden's run is working overtime to reassure disquieted Democrats, donors and voters that he's capable to proceed successful the contention and each eyes were connected his NATO performance. The president, who has been defiant successful the look of suggestions that helium needs to walk the torch, is trying to enactment the absorption connected his past performance, dismissing concerns from voters that helium is not mentally acceptable capable for a 2nd term.
Since the archetypal statesmanlike debate, 17 Democratic representatives and 1 Senator person publically called connected Biden to retreat from the contention and fto another, younger campaigner instrumentality over. There are besides reports of interest from others successful the party, who have signaled that they are unfastened to Biden stepping down but person stopped abbreviated of asking him to measurement aside.
"I straight expressed the afloat breadth of insight, heartfelt perspectives and conclusions astir the way guardant that the Caucus has shared successful our caller clip together," Jeffries said successful the letter.
The Democratic National Convention successful August is accelerated approaching, and the sermon implicit Biden's quality to triumph has led to discussions implicit how the enactment mightiness beryllium capable to regenerate the president connected the summons truthful adjacent to the election.
