BREAKING: Top Dem leaders believe Biden will leave race: report

Top Democrats believe that President Joe Biden could leave the 2024 election as soon as this weekend, according to a report from Axios. Those Democrats were not named by Axios, however, this comes as pressure has been building, both publicly and reportedly privately, among top members of Biden's own party, that he should pass the torch on to another candidate.



Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as well as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and dozens of other congressional Democrats have reportedly been pressuring Biden to step aside. While they have somewhat hedged their bets, the voices have begun to get louder and VP Kamala Harris appears to be waiting patiently in the wings to take over the role.

The outlet reports that Biden has privately indicated that he could cave to pressure due to bad polls and those telling him to step aside, despite his previously promises to stay in the race and serve another four-year term. On Wednesday, Biden said he would be willing to step aside if there were a serious "medical condition" that forced him to do so. Later that day, he cancelled all of his Nevada campaign events after being diagnosed with Covid.

"His choice is to be one of history's heroes, or to be sure of the fact that there'll never be a Biden presidential library," a close friend of Biden told Axios. "I pray that he does the right thing. He's headed that way."

There have been increased calls for Biden to drop out of the race since his disastrous debate against Donald Trump. When he appeared on the stage in late June, he appeared forgetful, confused, and incoherent at times.