Democrats staged ‘hush-hush talks’ in 2023 for Biden to withdraw from race, says book

New book Fight also reports Harris aides strategized around the possibility that Biden might die in office'

Democratic officials staged hush-hush talks" to plan for Joe Biden's withdrawal as the party's presidential nominee as early as 2023, says a new book.

Citing two unnamed sources, authors Jonathan Allen's and Amie Parnes's account adds another twist to the torturous saga over the then president's age and fitness that was not resolved until a disastrous debate against Donald Trump precipitated his exit in July 2024.