House Dems defend Jeffries as Left's disarray over Biden grows

House Democrats are insisting Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is doing a steady job leading their caucus even as his lawmakers continue to defect from President Biden’s candidacy.

The high-profile Democrat’s backing is critical to Biden right now as he insists to critics and allies alike that he can beat former President Trump and serve another four years.

Jeffries held a listening session with Democrats on Tuesday morning where people aired both their concerns and support for Biden.

Lawmakers who left the meeting were largely tight-lipped, but those who spoke to reporters admitted that no consensus was reached on how their caucus would handle Biden. But hours after the meeting, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., became the seventh House Democrat to publicly urge Biden to step down.

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Those public declarations have drawn rebukes from Biden supporters like Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., who accused his fellow Democrats of "intra-party mixed messaging" that was "deeply self-destructive."

Asked if any of that came from a lack of direction from Jeffries, however, Torres told Fox News Digital, "Leader Jeffries is handling the situation as well as he can."

"If President Biden is going to remain the Democratic nominee, it's counterproductive for members to express no confidence in him. We have no choice but to make the best of a complicated situation and do everything we can to ensure that he can win. So I insist on viewing it pragmatically," Torres explained.

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Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., who earlier this week released a statement disputing reports that he