Biden Enters Key Day Amid Pressure From Democrats to Step Aside
- Vermont’s Peter Welch first to call on Biden to withdraw
- Schumer open to replacing Biden as nominee, Axios reports
President Joe Biden faces one of the most consequential days of his presidency as he prepares for a high-stakes press conference and top allies seek to stem the flow of congressional Democrats calling for him to step aside as the party’s nominee.
Top Biden aides are heading to Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Democrats Thursday in an attempt to prevent further calls for the president to bow out of the race. Later, Biden will hold a press conference — a rarity for the 81-year-old president. His ability to handle questions at the event will be closely scrutinized and could have great bearing on whether or not more Democrats publicly call for him to be replaced.