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World-famous actor and major donor to Democrat Biden's campaign, George Clooney, said the president should not run.
President Biden's campaign for a second term in the White House is facing new obstacles as former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democratic lawmaker Nancy Pelosi said it is "up to the president to decide" whether to stay in the race.
World-famous actor and major donor to Democrat Biden's campaign, George Clooney, said the president should not run. Democratic senators and congressmen said they feared Democrat Biden's ability to defeat Republican Donald Trump.
The flurry of harsh statements, despite President Biden's strong insistence that he will not withdraw from the race, highlights deep differences on the issue among the Democratic leadership.
Legislator Pat Ryan of New York has become the eighth Democrat in the US Congress to publicly ask President Biden to withdraw from the race.
"I want him to do what he decides," Democratic lawmaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." She did not say that Mr. Biden should stay in the race.
While President Biden has said repeatedly that he has made his decision, she said, "We are all encouraging him to make that decision because the deadline is running out."
It's a crucial moment for the president and his party, as Democrats are considering the once-unthinkable, dropping a sitting president from the race, just weeks before the Democratic convention where Mr. Biden is expected to be nominated as the official Democratic nominee. in the November elections.
This week, President Biden is hosting world leaders in Washington at the NATO summit, with extended meetings, talks and diplomatic dinners highlighting his skills.
President Biden enjoys strong support in the Capitol from the group of black lawmakers who strongly influenced the electorate in the election and Mr. Biden's victory in 2020, calling him the best choice to defeat Mr. Trump again in 2024 .
Democratic legislator Ilhan Omar of Minnesota told the Associated Press news agency that "Democrats are losing ground the more they fight over Mr. Biden's candidacy."
Attention has been widely focused on possible signals from Democrat Pelosi, while her comments have great significance for the direction the party should take among possible alternatives in the campaign against Republican Donald Trump.
Last month, celebrity actor George Clooney hosted a lavish Hollywood star fundraiser for Democrat Joe Biden's campaign, with the president himself in attendance.
In an op-ed in the New York Times on Wednesday, actor Clooney said he loved Mr. Biden, but with him as the candidate, the party would lose the White House and control of Congress.
"This is not just my opinion, this is the opinion of every senator, congressman and governor with whom I have spoken privately," wrote Mr. Clooney.
He highlighted the differences he had noticed in the president's age during the dinner in Los Angeles, compared to previous years.
Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, spoke late Tuesday about the risk of a second Trump presidency, stressing that it is up to the president to "consider" the alternatives.
In an interview with CNN, Mr. Bennett said he had spoken privately with his colleagues saying he believed Republican Trump "is on the right track to win the election and possibly by a large margin, winning the Senate and the House." Representatives".
Another Democrat, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, said Wednesday he was "deeply concerned" about Biden's victory in the election, which he called existential for the country.
"I have full confidence that Joe Biden will do the patriotic thing for the country. He will make this decision ," Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat from Virginia, told reporters.
The national assembly of the Democratic Party is expected to be held in mid-August, where their candidate for president will be officially appointed./VOA
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