Top Democrats to ‘hold crisis meeting’ this weekend as Biden vows he’s not going anywhere

Democratic leaders are said to be planning to hold a crisis meeting this weekend to discuss Joe Biden’s future on the presidential ticket, after his make-or-break ABC News interview did little to dampen concerns within his party.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is set to meet virtually with committee ranking members at 2pm on Sunday afternoon, three sources toldNBC News.

The meeting, which was abruptly scheduled on Friday night, is not part of any regular scheduled gatherings and comes just one day before Congress returns to session after the July 4 holiday.

One of the insiders told the outlet that the meeting will focus on Biden’s future as the Democratic party’s candidate to take on Donald Trump in November’s 2024 election, in the wake of his disastrous debate performance last week.

The meeting comes as five House Democrats have now publicly called for Biden to step aside and a Democratic senator is said to be organizing for a group of lawmakers to meet next week to discuss next steps for the party.

Virginia Senator Mark Warner has told colleagues that Biden can no longer stay in the race and is working to gather a group of lawmakers to come together to ask the president to step aside, The Washington Post reported.

While Warner has not confirmed the report, his office said in a statement that he “believes these are critical days for the president’s campaign, and he has made that clear to the White House.”

To date, no sitting Democratic senator – including Warner – has publicly called for Biden to withdraw from the race.

However, a growing number of Democratic congress members have.

On Saturday, Minnesota congresswoman Angie Craig became the fifth House Democrat to urge Biden to step aside, warning that there is