US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told President Joe Biden in a meeting on Saturday (13) that it would be better for the country and the Democratic Party if he ended his re-election campaign, ABC News reported on Wednesday (17).
Schumer’s office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the report.
ABC News said the one-on-one meeting took place at Biden’s home in Rehoboth, Delaware.
“I sat down with President Biden this afternoon in Delaware; we had a good meeting,” Schumer said in a statement released Saturday (13).
On Wednesday morning (17), US Democratic Representative Adam Schiff became the 20th Democrat in Congress to publicly call for Biden to drop out of the race.
Democratic concern about the 81-year-old incumbent’s ability to defeat Republican challenger Trump, or serve another four years in office, has grown after Biden’s poor performance in the presidential debate. CNN of June 27th.
A CNN has not yet confirmed the information.
Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced on Wednesday (17).
According to the government’s statement, the president will return to Delaware, where he will remain in isolation and carry out “all his functions fully”.
Biden was scheduled to speak at a conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday night local time. However, Janet Murguía, president and CEO of UnidosUS, announced that the appearance had been canceled due to the diagnosis of the disease.
Source: CNN Brasil
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