Summary
“I am running. I am the leader of the Democratic Party. No one is pushing me out,” Biden said, according to a top aide. Biden and Harris made a surprise appearance on a Democratic National Committee call. The people said it was a pep talk, stressing the stakes of the election.
A memo sent Wednesday by campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez insists the election between Biden and Trump will still be close. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were also scheduled to hold one of their sporadic lunches on Wednesday. The president was planning on hosting an assortment of Democratic governors at the White House in the evening.
