Democrats in Congress are signaling that a growing number of their colleagues will publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race after his first TV interview following a poor debate performance failed to reassure them.
Axios published a report on Saturday that cited unnamed lawmakers saying the handful of House Democrats who had already come forward urging Biden to end his bid would soon have company.
“The drip drip is about to be more than that,” one anonymous lawmaker told the news outlet. A second lawmaker said, “We’ll certainly amp up the public pressure as needed.”
The report also featured quotes from an unnamed House Democrat saying, “No one’s mind has been changed,” as well as, “a growing number of lawmakers agree “it’s time” for Biden to step aside and are “hoping to give him space to do this on his own.”
A different House Democrat said Biden’s interview Friday on ABC News was “not impre …