Schumer had a 'blunt' private conversation with Biden about the 2024 race
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presented President Joe Biden with polling data about the 2024 election in a "blunt" one-on-one meeting Saturday in Delaware.
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., presented President Joe Biden with polling data in a "blunt" one-on-one meeting Saturday as Democrats debate whether the president should continue to run for re-election after a weak debate performance last month, two sources familiar with their discussion said.
The sources would not say if Schumer directly called on Biden to consider dropping out of the race against former President Donald Trump, but the Senate Democratic leader shared polling that reflected the current state of the race and how it could impact the party going forward, they said.
Much of the recent public polling reflects that Biden narrowly trails Trump nationally and the former president leads in several key battleground states, though much of the data remains within the margin of error.
The two met without staff in the room at Biden’s home in Rehoboth, Delaware, the sources said.
Spokespeople for the White House, the Biden campaign and Schumer refused to entertain direct questions about whether Schumer asked Biden to step aside, saying it was a private meeting between the two men.
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