Mark Halperin is reporting that, according to multiple Democratic sources, Joe Biden has agreed to drop out of the race for president this weekend and a speech has already been drafted for him.
Via Halperin on Newsmax:
BREAKING NEWS: President Joe Biden has reportedly agreed to step down as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States as early as this weekend, sources tell political analyst Mark Halperin.
Biden will also reportedly endorse an open convention, and not VP Kamala… pic.twitter.com/9BY28Uxa0H
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Halperin says that Biden won’t endorse Kamala Harris as his successor and she is already reportedly looking for a running mate. He won’t resign as president either.
I honestly don’t know if this is really true or not and I haven’t seen this in other big publications like Axios or NBC News. But I guess if it isn’t Biden can shoot it down or it just won’t happen.
It’s also possible that this is just Democrats, who want this to happen, using Halperin to try and put even more pressure on Biden.