According to the ‘Washington Post’, Obama believes that Biden should reconsider his candidacy for the White House.

Former US President Barack Obama (2009-2017) has told people close to him that the current president, Joe Biden, should “seriously reconsider” the future of his candidacy, as published this Thursday Washington Post,

According to the Capital newspaper, Obama believes that Biden’s chances of winning have “diminished significantly.”

Since the face-to-face debate between Joe Biden and his Republican rival for the White House, former President Donald Trump, which sounded all the alarms in the Democratic Party, Obama has spoken with Biden only once.

One person Obama has been in contact with is influential Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, who has been cryptic in her public statements about Biden’s future. According to CNN, Pelosi privately may have told Biden that he has no chance of defeating Trump in November.

according to him Washington PostObama also appears to have expressed his concerns about the figures shown in polls – which give Trump a clear victory – and about the fact that some donors are abandoning the president.

The pressure rises

Biden is currently in isolation at his Delaware residence after testing positive for COVID-19, which forced him to cancel a campaign speech to the Latino organization UnidosUS in the state of Nevada.

In an interview recorded for Univision before learning of his diagnosis, the president reaffirmed his intention to stay in the race and rejected calls from members of his party, donors, and television commentators to hand the baton to a younger candidate to face Trump in November.

“With age comes wisdom. I know the difference between truth and lies, good and evil. I know what needs to be done. “We have accomplished more for the American people and the Latino community in four years than any other president,” Biden argues in his defense.

The leak about Obama’s concerns comes at a time when Biden is facing renewed pressure to step down and multiple media outlets have reported that he lacks support among prominent figures in the Democratic Party. This Thursday, Axios reports that several senior Democratic officials believe this growing pressure could convince Biden to drop out of the presidential race, possibly as soon as this weekend.

According to recent media leaks, Pelosi, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke privately with Biden last week to express their concerns. According to reports, Schumer and Jeffries warned the president that his nomination threatens the existing Democratic majority in the Senate and makes it difficult to recover the House of Representatives. Washington Post. In addition, 23 Democratic legislators (22 Representatives and one Senator) have publicly requested that Biden end his candidacy and pass the baton to another candidate.