Pelosi and Schumer separately tell Biden he can’t win and should step aside: reports

Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have apparently told President Joe Biden behind closed doors that he cannot win the 2024 presidential election and should step aside – a sign that internal support for Biden may be hitting a wall.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke with Biden face-to-face on Saturday and apparently made the case that it would be best if Biden dropped out of the presidential race, according to ABC News. 

That arrives on the coattails of a CNN report that claimed Representative Nancy Pelosi, a senior Democrat, told the president over the phone that polling indicates he cannot beat Donald Trump come November.

If the reports are true, that would mean some of Biden’s closest political allies have serious doubts about supporting Biden’s bid to remain in the presidential race. That, is something that could potentially influence the president to reconsider his bid for the White House.

The Independent has asked Schumer and Pelosi’s offices for further comment on the matter.

Publicly, neither lawmaker has officially called for Biden to step aside or resign. But their doubts are noticeable.

Pelosi, who defended the president after his disastrous debate performance against Trump, has now wavered in her support saying it is “up to the president” to decide whether to remain in the race. 

Schumer, who has worked to hold the line in his party, also has seemingly slowed down his work.

On Wednesday it was revealed that Schumer pushed for a delay in the Democratic National Committee’s virtual roll call nomination – with the help of House Minority Leader Hakeen Jeffries.

In response to the report that he asked the preisdent to step aside, a spokesperson for Schumer’s office told ABC News that Schumer