Congressional Democrats to meet next week to discuss Biden’s future

Several top Democrats in Congress are expected to hold a virtual meeting on Capitol Hill next week to discuss President Joe Biden’s path forward as he faces calls to abandon his reelection bid, unnamed sources told NBC News.

The president has rejected those calls, saying during a campaign stop Friday that he would beat former President Donald Trump again in November. Biden also said during an on-camera interview on ABC News that he would only drop out of the race if the “Lord Almighty” came to ask him to.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is expected to lead the virtual meeting Sunday, and Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner is reportedly compiling a list of senators who support calls for Biden to end his race, according to the Washington Post, citing unnamed sources.

Warner is reportedly concerned that Biden could do so poorly before the November election that he would also hurt senators who were expected to hold relatively safe seats.

Biden said that while Warner is a “good man” and is respected, the two men have “different perspectives.” He also said he has spoken to members of Democratic leadership who have encouraged him to stay in the race.

“I talked to all of these people in detail, including Jim Clyburn. Every single one of them. They all said I should stay in the race. Stay in the race,” Biden said, according to CNN.

Four House Democrats have urged the president to drop his candidacy, including Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton and Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley.

“I would say, Mr. President, that your legacy is established. We owe you a huge debt of gratitude,” Quigley told MSNBC on Friday. “The only thing you can do right now to cement that legacy forever and avoid total catastrophe is to resign and let someone else do it.”

The House meeting would take place a day before lawmakers are scheduled to return to Washington, D.C., after a two-week recess.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.