Biden’s woes worsen as Hunter plays adviser: ‘The s*** is going to hit the fan’

Joe Biden’s problems got even worse on Sunday as he completed a short campaign swing  through battleground state Pennsylvania.

Congress remains out of session until Monday, when many lawmakers will face their first real pressure to answer questions about the president’s future. But already the first hints of a landslide were visible as Democrats issued statements calling on the president to step aside — or at least have a serious conversation about doing so.

That list got longer on Sunday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the head of the House Democratic caucus, convened a call with his members as the weekend drew to a close.

As news of the call leaked late on Sunday afternoon, it was revealed that Biden had officially lost the support of a House Democratic leader. Though behind closed doors, Rep Jerry Nadler becomes the highest-ranking member of the House Democratic caucus to call on Biden to step aside, and several others did on Sunday after the call wrapped including Mark Takano and Adam Smith. Don Beyer, a congressman from swing-state Virginia, also undercut the president’s message so seriously that a spokesman had to issue a statement clarifying that Beyer was continuing to support the president’s campaign so long as it lasted.

“He’s clearly very, very fragile. Fragile physically, although his handshake is very firm. Also really has trouble putting two sentences together,” said Beyer on the call with Jeffries and other Democrats, according to Punchbowl News.

He added: “I also believe Kamala is in a great position to win in November, probably a much better position than Joe.”

Beyer’s spokesman clarified that the congressman “supports President Biden and said so on this call”, and argued that “any reporting to