The walls closed in even further on President Joe Biden on Friday as a flurry of Democrats joined calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.
The 81-year-old released a defiant statement on Friday morning slamming Donald Trump’s Republican convention speech and insisting he was ‘looking forward’ to getting back on the campaign trail.
By 1pm Eastern Time on Friday morning, a third Democratic Senator had called for Biden to step aside, and the 30th House Democrat urged him to call it quits.
Biden is in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, recovering from COVID with first lady Jill, and his family is now reportedly discussing the a possible exit strategy.
Follow DailyMail.com’s live U.S. politics blog as Biden fights for political survival by the skin of his teeth.
17:22
Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton explains his call for Biden to drop out: Joe didn't 'recognize' me at recent event
I saw him in a small group at Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. For the first time, he didn’t seem to recognize me. Of course, that can happen as anyone ages, but as I watched the disastrous debate a few weeks ago, I have to admit that what I saw in Normandy was part of a deeper problem’
The harsh reality is that all the characteristics that have made Biden an irrepressible force — the energy, the vitality, the sharp, scrappy wit — are flickering. This is not Democrats in disarray, as critics might say. This is a huge opportunity for our party.
It’s an opportunity to respond to the overwhelming majority of Americans who don’t want to be stuck with the same two candidates we had in 2020
16:46
President Biden says he'll be back on the campaign trail next week
‘I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week to continue exposing the threat of Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda while making the case for my own record and the vision that I have for America: one where we save our democracy, protect our rights and freedoms, and create opportunity for everyone,’ he said in a statement released by his campaign.
21:18
ANOTHER Democrat calls for Biden to step aside
19:58
The Democrat deluge continues as another lawmaker calls on Biden to halt his reelection campaign
19:19
Chris Christie demands NJ gov replace Menendez with someone who isn't running for Senate in November
19:17
Top Biden ally says president is weighing his options
18:56
Veteran House Democrat calling for Biden to drop out reveals her VP pick for Kamala Harris
Winning in November and defeating [former President Donald] Trump’s dangerous, hate-filled agenda must be Democrats’ sole focus.
To give Democrats a strong, viable path to winning the White House, I am calling upon President Biden to release his delegates and empower Vice President Harris to step forward to become the Democratic nominee for president
If she becomes our Democratic nominee, Vice President Harris will need a strong Midwestern running mate and I encourage her and the Democratic delegates to consider a successful leader who has been a teacher, soldier, football coach, former member of Congress, and a proven winner — Minnesota’s Gov. Tim Walz
18:30
The Democrats in Congress calling for Biden to drop out (so far)
18:22
Breaking:House Democrats Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Betty McCollum (D-MN) join calls for Biden to step down
18:19
Biden's cough and hoarseness improving, his doctor says
17:02
Breaking:Rep. Zoe Lofgren becomes seventh House Democrat today to tell Biden to step aside from president
16:48
SIXTH House Democrat today urges Biden to drop out
I think the president’s been great … but I do think the American people want a new leader, somebody that isn’t Trump and that isn’t Biden
16:36
Rep. Tim Ryan insists Kamala Harris 'ready to rock and roll' for president, and ready to 'tease and have fun'
16:02
Biden family 'discussing exit plan'
15:48
THIRD Democratic Senator calls for Biden to drop out
15:47
Mark Zuckerberg says Trump's shooting reaction was 'bada**'… and reveals where he stands in the election
15:47
Betting markets see 'massive shift' as Biden tanks
Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Joe Biden after testing positive for COVID-19, and as a result, there’s been a fair bit of movement in the markets in favor of fellow Democrat Kamala Harris.
15:05
Breaking: FOUR MORE House Democrats call for Biden to drop out of the race
14:15
Biden campaign chair acknowledges they have work to do but notes president is in the race to win it
I’m not here to say that this hasn’t been a tough several weeks for the campaign. There’s no doubt that it has been and we’ve definitely seen some slippage in support, but it has been a small movement,’ she said.
The American people know that the President is older. They see that. They knew that before the debate. Yes, of course, we have a lot of work to do to make sure that we are reassuring the American people that yes, he’s old, but he can do the job and he can win.
Donald Trump is at his peak with his numbers. There’s no There’s no new voter he’s bringing to the table. Right? So that’s an important kind of framing to remember. And we are about to head into our convention.
The President knows better than anyone how to run and win locally.
You have heard from the President directly time and again. He is in this race to win and he is our nominee and he’s going to be our president for a second term.’
14:14
Another Democrat calls for Biden to drop out: Illinois Rep. Sean Casten says it's 'time to pass the torch'
14:00
The shot that changed the world: Minute-by-minute, forensic reconstruction reveals how Trump dodged crazed gunman's bullet – leaving him even MORE popular and on the brink of a return to the White House…
13:38
Biden updated on Crowdstrike IT outage
‘The President has been briefed on the CrowdStrike outage and his team is in touch with CrowdStrike and impacted entities. His team is engaged across the interagency to get sector by sector updates throughout the day and is standing by to provide assistance as needed,’ a White House official said.
13:31
Donald Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks 'searched for the Princess of Wales online'
13:14
AOC: Democrat plan to push out Biden, will oust Kamala, too
12:29
Trump cracks joke about 'chart that saved my life'
12:26
Tiny Trump steals show before grandpa Donald's big speech
12:24