According to NBC News, Joe Biden’s family has privately discussed what his exit from the 2024 presidential election might look like.
“The overall tone of the conversations has been that any exit plan — should Biden decide to take that step, as some of his closest allies increasingly believe he will — should put the party in the best position to beat former President Donald Trump,” the outlet wrote.
NBC News cited two anonymous sources allegedly familiar with the discussions.
WASHINGTON — Members of President Joe Biden’s family have discussed what an exit from his campaign might look like, according to two people familiar with the discussions.@NBCPolitics https://t.co/vCFGF06GZJ
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This news also comes after Biden stated that he would withdraw from the race if diagnosed with a “medical condition” by doctors, in a recent interview with BET.
Apparently, COVID doesn’t count.
From NBC News:
The overall tone of the conversations has been that any exit plan — should Biden decide to take that step, as some of his closest allies increasingly believe he will — should put the party in the best position to beat former President Donald Trump while also being worthy of the more than five decades he has served the country in elected office, these people said.
Biden’s family members have specifically discussed how he would want to end his re-election bid on his own timing and with a carefully calculated plan in place. Considerathttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/bidens-family-starts-discussing-exit-plan-2024-race-rcna162658?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=669a6a60f2c91000016994ad&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitterions about the impact of the campaign on his health, his family and the stability of the country are among those at the forefront of the discussions, the people familiar with the discussions said.
The prospect of Biden’s considering stepping aside, much less that his family is gaming out a possible exit plan, is an extraordinary development that comes after he has repeatedly said he would not relinquish his position as the presumptive nominee of the party.
But concerns have mounted among party leaders, donors and even officials who are part of his re-election effort with every day that has passed since a devastating debate three weeks ago. At the same time, Democrats are watching Republicans rally around Trump, who just survived an assassination attempt and accepted his party’s nomination Thursday night.
The Biden team has denied that the family is having exit plan discussions.
“That is not happening, period,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said, according to the outlet.
“The individuals making those claims are not speaking for his family or his team — and they will be proven wrong. Keep the faith,” he added.
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MSNBC's Ana Cabrera: Biden family is privately discussing possible exit plan pic.twitter.com/jSkwISfXvn
— Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) July 19, 2024
These alleged discussions follow rumors of Biden agreeing to withdraw from the presidential election.
Breaking Digest reported on Thursday that independent reporter Mark Halperin told Newsmax that Joe Biden is expected to drop out of the 2024 presidential race as early as Sunday.
NBC News also noted that Biden’s wife, Jill Biden, his son Hunter, and his sister, Valerie Owens, have been leading the discussions as well as some close aides.
Reports indicate that Hunter Biden has been the most vocal advocate for his father to remain in the race.
