Biden backers dismiss party rift as ‘family discussions’

As rifts among Democrats continue to widen over who should be at the top of their party’s ticket come November, officials here maintained Thursday morning that President Joe Biden will remain in the race. 

Seeking to redirect public attention back to former President Donald Trump, who’s slated to formally accept his party’s nomination on the final day of the Republican National Convention, Democrats repeatedly said Biden is committed to running in 2024.  

“Our campaign is not working through any scenarios where President Biden is not at the top of the ticket,” Quentin Fulks, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, said at a morning news conference. “He is and will be the Democratic nominee.”