Biden camp addresses rumors advisers are hatching plan to push president aside

The White House and the Biden campaign "unequivocally" denied a report claiming a handful of President Biden's longtime aides are working on a plan to convince the president to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.

"Unequivocally, this is not true. President Biden’s team is strongly behind him," White House spokesman Andrew Bates told Fox News Digital.

The New York Times reported Thursday afternoon that a handful of aides and advisers that have long worked with Biden are convinced he will need to bow out of the 2024 race as concerns mount surrounding his health and age, and are working on a plan to convince him to drop out.

"A small group of Mr. Biden’s advisers in the administration and the campaign – at least two of whom have told allies that they do not believe he should keep trying to run for a second term – have said they would have to convince the president of several things," the report states.

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The report added that the Biden insiders have to convince him to drop out as he "remains convinced of the strength of his campaign."

The Biden campaign also denied the report in a comment to Fox Digital.

"Patently false. This team stands with the president," campaign spokesman TJ Ducklo told Fox News Digital.

The New York Times report follows other media outlets claiming other Biden insiders are saying they don't see a path forward for Biden following his botched debate performance against former President Trump late last month.

NBC News, for example, reported Thursday: "Several of President Joe Biden’s closest allies, including three people who are directly involved in efforts to re-elect him, told NBC News they now see his