Biden Says He Will Continue Campaigning Despite Calls to Step Aside

President Joe Biden is preparing to hit the campaign trail again after a brief period of self-isolation due to a positive COVID-19 test, despite mounting pressure from several top Democrats asking him to step out of the race. 

The Details: More than 30 congressional Democrats have publicly urged Biden to reconsider his reelection bid. However, Biden remains undeterred and said he would return to the campaign trail. Biden's campaign chair, Jen O’Malley Dillon, reiterated the team's strategy and confidence in Biden, insisting that there were still “multiple paths” for Biden to win the election.

Related: Some members of Biden’s family have reportedly discussed what a campaign exit would look like, NBC News (Lean Left bias) reported. Despite this, Biden’s campaign has pressed on; according to a call recording obtained by Axios (Lean Left bias), O’Malley Dillon told staffers, “Don't watch cable news all the time,” because, “That is not the real world. The real world is the voters that are standing with us, the delegates that are with us, and we're going to weather this because of this organization.”

How the Media Covered It: Coverage of Biden and his campaign was common across the spectrum, buoyed by reports that the president was seriously considering fellow Democrats’ appeals.

Why the Similarity? While the right has long criticized Biden’s age, some on the left see replacing Biden as the best path to defeating former President Donald Trump. Furthermore, reports have long showed bipartisan apathy for a Trump-Biden rematch. An editor wrote this summary with the help of AllSides-powered AI.