Top Democrats said to plan crisis meeting despite Biden’s vow to fight on
by Robert Tait in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6P183)
House Democratic leader reportedly schedules virtual meeting for Sunday as several members call for withdrawal
Congressional Democrats are reportedly to hold an emergency weekend meeting to discuss Joe Biden's tottering presidential candidacy, after a primetime television interview failed to dispel doubts triggered by last week's debate fiasco.
Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrats' leader in the House of Representatives, scheduled the virtual meeting for Sunday, NBC News and Bloomberg reported, even as Biden struck a defiant posture in Friday's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos.
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