Biden’s Campaign Doubles Down on the President’s Candidacy: ‘He Is Our Nominee’

Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said Biden is in the race as more Democrats come out against him.

Biden speaks to reporters as he heads to Las Vegas.
Illinois Rep. Sean Casten announced Friday morning that he believes Joe Biden should step aside. Susan Walsh/AP

Joe Biden’s campaign doubled down on the strength of the president’s reelection campaign Friday morning as calls for him to step aside escalate — including from around some of the most powerful people in the Democratic Party.

Asked directly on “Morning Joe” Friday morning if there’s any possibility Joe Biden steps aside, Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said: “You have heard from the president directly time and again. He is in this race to win, and he is our nominee, and he’s going to be our president for a second term.”

O’Malley Dillon was insistent that there are still “multiple pathways to victory” for Biden, despite the growing concern within Democratic leadership and among White House aides that Biden should step aside.