President Biden has been bolstered by a series of endorsements as he battles to save his re-election campaign.
Democrats in Congress debated his future behind closed doors at a meeting described by one as “like a funeral” and by another as “sad” amid a pervading sense they are lumbered with Biden as their candidate.
Biden, 81, locked down support from the congressional Hispanic caucus and key leaders on Capitol Hill including Hakeem Jeffries, the party leader in the House of Representatives, Chuck Schumer, the Senate leader, and Steven Horsford, the congressional black caucus leader, as well as prominent members of the left-wing “Squad”.
The loudest applause was for an appeal from party leaders to keep details “among the family” amid concerns that public shows of