Biden Campaign Schedules an All-Hands as Defections Grow

“It is building to a head this weekend, and we should have movement,” one House Democrat told NOTUS on Thursday.

President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room
President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. Evan Vucci/AP

Democratic leaders signaled in their most direct terms this week that they’re prepared to leak their private conversations with President Joe Biden until he drops out of the 2024 race. And, as of Thursday, the pressure — and the leaks — were only mounting.

To use a military saying of unknown origin: “The beatings will continue until morale improves.”

Democrats told NOTUS on Thursday that members are holding back from an all-out jailbreak from the president, but enough lawmakers are preparing to call on Biden to step aside in the coming days so that the president gets the point.