Four senior House Democrats forcefully called for President Joe Biden to step down from the Party nomination for President during a conference call convened by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Politico reports.
Jerry Nadler (NY), Adam Smith (WA), Mark Takano (CA) and Joe Morelle (NY) called for Democrats to replace Biden on the ticket, while several others expressed doubts that Biden can prevail in November. (One of those reportedly expressing doubts, Don Beyer of Virginia, later said through a spokesperson, “To be clear [Beyer] supports President Biden and said so on this call and any reporting to the contrary is a misunderstanding of what he said and what he believes.”)