Former president Barack Obama reportedly believes Joe Biden should seriously reconsider the viability of his campaign against Donald Trump, as polling repeatedly shows the president's diminishing election chances.
Mr Obama defended his former vice-president after a disastrous debate performance that fuelled concerns among voters and party leaders about his candidacy in a critical election, but he has spoken only once with Mr Biden since then and his silence throughout the past several weeks has appeared to speak volumes.
He has instead been fielding calls from concerned Democrats, including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to The Washington Post and the Associated Press, as a growing chorus of Democratic officials have publicly urged Mr Biden to quit his re-election campaign.
Ms Pelosi has privately warned Mr Biden about his vanishing chances of re-election, as near-daily poll results show Mr Trump gaining considerable ground in battleground states that the president won in 2020.
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