This started off today as momentum, and now it’s beginning to look like a cascade. Joe Biden took himself off the campaign trail after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19, but one has to wonder whether Biden’s reconsidering returning. ABC News’ Jon Karl just reported that Chuck Schumer told Biden forcefully that it would be best for everyone that Biden pull out.
Hakeem Jeffries also reportedly told Biden the same thing, and Karl comments that a Biden defender says “the whole house of cards will soon come down”:
BREAKING
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told President Biden in a private meeting that it would be best for him and the country if he dropped out of the race.
Schumer’s office told ABC’s @jonkarl that he conveyed the views of his caucus in that meeting and did not deny… pic.twitter.com/SLpjNERXGl
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 17, 2024
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