'Mountains of thank yous:' What Democrats think about Biden leaving the race

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As Democrats gather to nominate Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee, delegates and attendees at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago weighed in on whether President Biden was abandoned by party leaders who pressured him to suspend his presidential campaign.

Reports have circulated about Biden feeling "bitter" toward the top Democrats who organized his ouster from the 2024 presidential race, even as the party prepared a massive sendoff at the DNC. Liberal pundits and columnists have deemed Biden's ouster a "coup" orchestrated behind the scenes by powerful party leaders, but some Biden supporters seemingly disagreed with that characterization.

Heather Pirowski, Indiana delegate and founder of Hoosier Breast Cancer Advocates, told Fox News Digital that Biden put his country above himself by passing the torch to Harris.

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"He wasn't abandoned by us. We love Joe. I just think as a human, where's his ego…. honestly, for him to do this and to realize and put his country above himself… because this is [setting] precedence." she said.

Pirowski added that she feels personally indebted to Biden for taking "me out of my depression," which was brought on by former President Trump's 2016 victory.

"We love Joe, and we're just so thankful for everything that he's done. And