Biden's TV interview fails to quell re-election concerns among lawmakers, donors and strategists

• President Joe Biden did not assuage Democratic anxieties about his 2024 reelection bid against former President Donald Trump during his highly-anticipated ABC News interview.
• Two more Democratic lawmakers, Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Il., and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., called on Biden to bow out of the presidential race.
• Quigley and Craig join a growing choir of lawmakers, strategists and donors losing faith in Biden's ability to beat Trump in the November election.

President Joe Biden did not assuage Democratic anxieties about his 2024 reelection bid against former President Donald Trump during a highly-anticipated ABC News interview on Friday night, his first televised interview since his fumbling debate performance in June.

On Saturday, House Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., officially called on Biden to bow out of the presidential race.

"This is not a decision I've come to lightly, but there is simply too much at stake to risk a second Donald Trump presidency," Craig said in a statement on Saturday morning. "That's why I respectfully call on President Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee for a second term as President and allow for a new generation of leaders to step forward."

Craig is now the fifth House Democrat to call on Biden to exit. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Il., made his own announcement during an MSNBC interview Friday, just before the full ABC News 22-minute interview aired.

They join a growing choir of Democratic lawmakers, donors and strategists losing faith in Biden's ability to wage a successful campaign against Trump. Reps. Lloyd Doggett, D-Tx. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. and Seth Moulton, D-Mass. have also publicly called on Biden to step down.

"The president is rightfully proud of his record," said David Axelrod,