The Blubber

Biden's campaign team thinks Obama — who spoke with Pelosi — is behind the revolt against him.

Former President Barack Obama and ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have reportedly discussed their growing concerns about President Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign in private conversations. According to sources, a rising number of influential Democrats are urging Biden to withdraw from the race promptly.

The discussions between Obama and Pelosi focused on the increasing difficulty they believe the 81-year-old Biden faces in defeating his GOP opponent, former President Donald Trump. However, neither Obama nor Pelosi is certain about the best course of action, CNN reported.

Many Democrats have been privately pleading with Obama and Pelosi to intervene and resolve the turmoil before further damage occurs, just four months ahead of the election, the sources added.

Despite increasing calls for him to step down following his disastrous performance in the first presidential debate against Trump on June 27, Biden has refused to abandon his candidacy.

These calls for Biden to withdraw are expected to intensify after his mistake-filled press conference on Thursday night, which was held in an attempt to quell the Democratic uproar over his candidacy.

“They are watching and waiting for President Biden to reach a decision on his own,” a longtime Democrat close to Obama, Pelosi, and Biden told CNN.

In the meantime, other sources informed Axios that influential Democrats — primarily veterans of the Obama and Clinton administrations — have been strategizing on an hourly basis on how to convince Biden to exit the race.

This group, referred to by the outlet as the “unofficial Committee to Unelect the President,” has been actively sending texts and emails, commissioning polls, and organizing donors in their efforts to persuade Biden to drop out.

Instead of directly pressuring Biden and his family, these Democrats have been trying to influence key figures such as Obama, Pelosi, the Clintons, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the sources said.

Obama’s team declined to comment on the reports about his private conversations, while Pelosi’s team suggested that no one could have such information.

“There is no member of Congress who would have any knowledge of any conversation that Speaker Pelosi would have with President Obama,” a Pelosi spokesperson said. “Anyone who says they do is not speaking the truth.”