Josh Shapiro, Phil Murphy among governors expected to meet with President Biden as debate fallout continues

WASHINGTON (WPVI) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will be among a dozen Democratic governors from across the country meeting with President Biden on Wednesday.

The meeting comes as questions mount about the future of Biden’s re-election campaign as the fallout from last week’s debate with Donald Trump continues.

While some governors will attend the White House meeting in person, Shapiro and Murphy will both attend virtually.

ABC News reports that the meeting comes after Democratic governors held their own call earlier and asked Biden to speak to them, according to three people familiar with the president’s schedule.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, said that on the previous call, governors talked about “what was clearly a poor performance” in the debate, with participants “asking questions about what was the plan?”

Waltz said he expected Wednesday’s meeting to address “some of the same concerns.”

Biden will speak to ABC News on Friday for his first television interview since the debate.

Biden will speak with George Stephanopoulos, anchor of “Good Morning America” and “This Week.” A preview of the show will air on the Friday, July 5, edition of “World News Tonight with David Muir,” with segments airing Saturday and Sunday on “Good Morning America.”

The extended interview will air Sunday, July 7, on “This Week” and on Monday’s episode of “Good Morning America.”