The eleven House Democrats who say Biden needs to step aside

Despite attempting to dig himself out of the political crisis that has engulfed him since his debate debacle, Joe Biden appears to become more entrenched with every swipe of the shovel.

Eleven House Democrats – five publicly, six privately – have so far called on the president to drop out of the race for the White House.

At least 18 current and former senior party members have publicly raised doubts over whether the 81-year-old could defeat Donald Trump come November due to his perceived cognitive decline.

While embattled, Biden has continued to stake his claim for office, making a string of public appearances to make the case he is still fit to be commander in chief.

On Monday, congressional Democrats received a two-page letter from the president laying out a united party vision. Sharing it on his X account, Biden declared that he is “firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump”.

This morning, I sent a letter to my fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. In it, I shared my thoughts about this moment in our campaign.

It’s time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/ABtAaJrr0n

It follows six senior House Democrats telling House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries – off the record – that they are calling on the president to step down during a two-hour call on Sunday in Washington.

This list, three sources told CNN, includes Jerry Nadler, Adam Smith, Mark Takano, Joseph Morelle, Susans Wild, and Jim Hines.

“It was pretty brutal,” a senior aide told the outlet.

The consensus among those opposed to Biden remaining on November’s ballot seems to be that the party would be in better hands with vice president Kamala Harris