More Democrats call for Biden to exit 2024 race as president vows to return to campaign trail – as it happened

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• Pressure mounts on Biden as tally of Democrats urging withdrawal passes 30
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The report is consequential because Biden relies heavily on his family to make major political decisions. They are his inner circle and his brain trust and include his wife, Jill Biden, his only living son, Hunter Biden, and his sister, Valerie Biden.

Behind the scenes, those close to Biden, his family and top allies, are reportedly seething over the way he is being treated. They believe the effort to dislodge him from the campaign has been backhanded and disrespectful" according to the NBC report, which says the family is distraught and moving through the stages of anger and grief over how people they perceived to be friends have treated the president".