Report: Schumer Told Biden To Drop Re-Election Bid
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Chuck Schumer reportedly told Joe Biden that he should drop his re-election bid.
According to ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl, “Chuck Schumer had a blunt one-on-one conversation with Biden Saturday afternoon in Rehoboth. Schumer forcefully made the case that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the race. Schumer’s office wouldn’t comment on the specifics of the conversation, telling me only, ‘Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus.”
Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer reportedly told President Biden in a “blunt one-on-one conversation” Saturday it would be best if he “bowed out of the race,” according to an ABC report on X.
“Chuck Schumer had a blunt one-on-one conversation with Biden Saturday afternoon in Rehoboth. Schumer forcefully made the case that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the race,” ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl wrote. “Schumer’s office wouldn’t comment on the specifics of the conversation, telling me only, ‘Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus.’”
The Senate majority leader’s office issued a similar response obtained by Fox News Digital on Wednesday, but waved off ABC’s report.
“Unless ABC’s source is Senator Chuck Schumer or President Joe Biden the reporting is idle speculation,” a spokesperson for Sen. Schumer said. “Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus directly to President Biden on Saturday.”
20 congressional Democrats have called for Joe Biden to drop his re-election bid.
Twenty congressional Democrats have called on Biden to end his campaign, with California Rep. Adam Schiff, a former Intelligence Committee chair who is running for Senate, becoming the highest-profile member to do so on Wednesday.
When asked whether he’d join those calls, Schumer has repeatedly told reporters: “I’m for Joe.”
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said that Biden has re-iterated to Schumer and Jeffries that “he is the nominee of the party, he plans to win, and looks forward to working with both of them to pass his 100 days agenda to help working families.”
