'I'm not leaving,' Biden says in a fundraising email

Three Democratic governors who met with President Biden Wednesday night in the wake of his terrible debate performance said they continue to back him, as the president himself said in a fundraising email Wednesday that he's "not leaving" the race.

The developments Wednesday came as speculation about Biden's future as the Democratic nominee continues to grow following last week's presidential debate.

"I'm the Democratic Party’s nominee. No one is pushing me out. I'm not leaving," the email said. "I'm in this race to the end, and WE are going to win this election."

Biden met for an hour with the Democratic governors Wednesday in an attempt to quell the growing concern over his continued candidacy.

“What we saw in there today was a guy who’s the guy all of us believed in the first time could beat Donald trump – and did beat Donald trump,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said after the meeting.

He said he believed Biden was “fit for office.”

Earlier Wednesday, Biden held a meeting with his campaign staffers and said he is staying in "this race to the end," a person on the call said, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the private meeting. The meeting was one of a series of closed-door conversations he is having to try to reassure Democrats after last week’s disastrous debate led to calls for him to step down.

House Democratic leaders were holding a call Wednesday evening, a source familiar with the meeting said, as congressional Democrats weighed their options following Biden's verbal stumbles during his debate with former President Donald Trump.

House Democrats are nervous

With the fate of Congress also up in the air, some congressional Democrats were nervous about the prospect of the president remaining on the