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Biden Is Warming Up to the Idea of Exiting the 2024 Presidential Race: Report

The president is reportedly “receptive” to the idea and less “defiant as he is publicly,” according to an insider.

U.S. President Joe Biden is “receptive” to conversations that explore his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, with multiple Democratic officials telling CNN the White House and the Biden campaign are in a “new place.” “The private conversations with the Hill are continuing,” a senior Democratic adviser told CNN. “He’s being receptive. Not as defiant as he is publicly.” Biden is said to have changed his tune on Vice President Kamala Harris as well, with the anonymous adviser adding, “He’s gone from saying, ‘Kamala can’t win,’ to ‘Do you think Kamala can win?’ It’s still unclear where he’s going to land but seems to be listening.” The Biden campaign dismissed the report, however, with Kevin Munoz, a Biden spokesman, telling CNN, “If the facts matter – and they should – here is one: President Biden is the Democratic nominee and he is going to win this November.” It comes after a report that claimed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race over the weekend.