Biden family discusses possible plan for US president to withdraw from election race, media reports

The Biden family is discussing a possible plan for the US President to withdraw from the election race, – media Vladislav Kravtsov

The Biden family is discussing his possible withdrawal from the election race/Collage 24 Channel (photo by Getty Images and from open sources)

President Joe Biden's family members have discussed what his exit from the November 2024 presidential race might look like. At the same time, the family of the American president is not putting pressure on Biden with this decision.

NBC News journalists, citing two people familiar with the discussions , noted that Biden's family members specifically discussed how he would like to complete his re-election bid on his own time and with a carefully calculated plan.

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Reporters said the overall tone of conversations within the Biden family was that any exit plan, should Biden decide to take such a step, would put the party in a better position to defeat former President Donald Trump. At the same time, his move to withdraw from the presidential race should be honorable for the more than five decades he has served the country in elected office.

People familiar with the discussions say the debate is centered on concerns about the campaign's impact on Biden's health, his family, and the stability of the country, the authors write.

The publication notes that the prospect of Biden considering resigning, much less his family considering a possible exit plan, is an extraordinary development that comes after he has repeatedly said he will not abandon his position as the party's likely nominee.

But anxiety is growing among party leaders, donors and even officials involved in his re-election efforts with each passing day since the debate three weeks ago.

At the same time White House Press Secretary Andrew Bates denies that any such discussions about Biden's exit are taking place within his family.

Discussions about how to develop a The corresponding plan for Biden's resignation was also being discussed among senior staff, and not just in the president's family. Bates also denied these discussions.

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Reporters noted that the family members Biden relied on most included first lady Jill Biden, his son Hunter and his sister Valerie Owens, as well as several longtime close aides who were at the center of the discussions.

Conversations about Biden's political future continued as he remained at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Some of Biden's closest aides called trusted allies on Thursday to get a sense of what they thought were his policy positions, according to a person familiar with the calls.

Expectation is growing among some allies that if Biden exits, it could be in the coming days. But they also warn that the decision is still up to him. And that he is not in the mood to quit, even when he is faced with seemingly insurmountable difficulties, the publication noted.

That any announcement will be inevitable, man, close to the Bidens, said that “we don't even know what we'll do tomorrow.”

Still, Biden is not immune to constant pressure from his own party, and after the debate, he himself said that he might consider quitting the race if there was no path for him to win.

“I think it's inevitable,” said a second person close to re-election on Biden's withdrawal from the race.

Journalists also stressed that the main factor driving pressure on Biden is fear among Democrats that his candidacy could be deprived not only their White House and Senate, but also the chance to bring the House of Representatives under their control. That helps explain why senior lawmakers have pushed Biden to reconsider his decision to stay in the race.