According to sources who spoke to NBC News, the Biden family is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden at Camp David on Sunday to discuss the future of the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
Democrats have been in turmoil since the president's performance in Thursday's debate sparked talk of intervention to remove Biden from the ballot ahead of November. While the Biden campaign maintains that the Democratic incumbent will seek reelection, Biden is reportedly planning to meet with first lady Jill Biden, his children and grandchildren to discuss the issue. The Biden family was due to arrive late Saturday. NBC News report.
“The only person who has ultimate influence over him is the first lady,” a source familiar with Biden told the outlet. “If she decides a change in policy is needed, a change in policy will be made.”
According to NBC News, the Biden family meeting was scheduled ahead of Thursday's CNN debate, with the source stressing that “any decisions regarding the campaign are expected to be informal or made after the fact.”
“It's chaos,” another source told NBC News.
Speaking on the runway at McGuire Air Force Base on Saturday, a Biden administration official rejected the “premise” of NBC's report and said the network's story was “not accurate,” according to Washington Post reporter Tyler Pager. Pool ReportOfficials said the president and his family were “taking part in a family photo shoot at Camp David,” and one of the people noted that “no further plans” exist for the trip, which had been planned for weeks.
Joe Biden's family will gather at Camp David on Sunday where the campaign is expected to be discussed, sources have confirmed. @NewsNationThey plan to discuss the campaign, but the talks will be more informal rather than a formal meeting, according to sources, first reported by NBC.
— Kevin Bohn (@KevinBohn) June 30, 2024
The Biden campaign's official social media accounts also mentioned the Biden family trip on Saturday evening, saying the trip was “announced a week ago.”
No, no. This was announced a week ago. Joe Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee. https://t.co/wVDDKPDzVZ pic.twitter.com/5hYnZPzjJU
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 30, 2024
“No, this was announced a week ago,” the Biden-Harris account wrote alongside a screenshot of a press release from June 23. “Joe Biden is and will remain the Democratic nominee.”
The Biden campaign held a conference call with members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday, with one Biden campaign official assuring that “we are moving forward with this,” NBC News reported. (RELATED: Biden's favorite cable news host calls debate performance 'worst in modern political history')
A Biden campaign fundraising email tonight included a polling graph comparing Biden to Trump and other candidates.
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— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) June 30, 2024
“Democrats need to take a deep breath and look at the polls and the swing vote,” one state Democratic Party chair told the outlet. “Until I look at it differently, he's the guy who put this coalition together, he's the guy with the track record, he's the guy who beat Donald Trump. Until I look at it differently, he's still the best guy to beat Donald Trump.”
Prominent Democrats such as former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former President Barack Obama and California Governor. Gavin Newsom He continues to publicly support Biden despite the domestic and international turmoil surrounding the president.
“It takes discipline as much as emotion,” one senior Democratic official told NBC News. “It would not be politically wise for Biden to back down.”
