Biden's cabinet discusses possible withdrawal

In the US, some cabinet members discussed whether they should talk to US President Joe Biden about his diminishing chances of winning the election. According to information obtained from a source familiar with the matter, some cabinet members in the US met to discuss whether their close advisors should talk to US President Joe Biden about his diminishing chances of winning the election. The source stated that the cabinet members in question acknowledged that there are question marks over Biden’s ability to defeat his opponent Donald Trump for a second time. While surrogates for Biden, who is isolating himself with mild symptoms after being diagnosed with Covid-19, said that the US President was not hesitating about his candidacy, calls to withdraw continued as of yesterday. According to a report in the Washington Post, former US President Barack Obama told his allies that he believed Biden’s chances of winning had greatly diminished and that he should seriously consider whether his campaign can continue. Then, a report in the New York Times stated that some people close to Biden were beginning to accept the idea that the President might not win and should withdraw from the race. In other news, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly believes Biden could be persuaded to withdraw soon and has spoken to other Democrats about it. Jon Tester became the second Democratic senator to ask Biden not to run again, while Jim Costa said the president should “pass the torch.”