According to NBC News, the family wants to ensure that a solid plan is in place for the Democratic Party to defeat President Trump should Biden decide to exit the race. One topic of discussion reportedly centers around Biden’s health, which his aides have insisted is just fine despite growing concerns.
This news comes as Biden maintains he will not relinquish his position as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee unless an unspecified “medical condition” arises.
COVID does not appear to count.
NBC News reported:
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. Considerations 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, according to people familiar with the discussions.
The prospect of Biden considering stepping aside, much less that his family is planning a possible exit strategy, is an extraordinary development given his repeated assertions that he would not relinquish his position as the presumptive nominee.
Concerns have mounted among party leaders, donors, and even officials involved in his re-election effort with every passing day since a challenging debate three weeks ago. Meanwhile, Democrats are watching Republicans rally around Trump, who recently survived an assassination attempt and accepted his party’s nomination Thursday night.
NBC News also notes that Biden’s wife, Jill Biden, his son Hunter, and his sister, Valerie Owens, have been leading discussions along with some longtime close aides. As previously reported by the Gateway Pundit, Hunter has been a foremost advocate for his father continuing to run.
NBC did not elaborate on whether any of the Biden family members have had a change of heart.
Ron Klain, Biden’s former White House chief of staff, told NBC News in an interview that he believes Biden is feeling “pressure” from the private and public calls for him to drop out.
“I think he’s feeling the pressure,” said Klain. “I want him to stay in.”