President Biden has reportedly not been in contact with Democratic leaders following his disastrous debate performance that cast doubt on his ability to seek reelection.
Biden, who suffered a crushing defeat in the first presidential debate of the election season last week, has not been in contact with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), according to NBC, and has reportedly not spoken directly with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
However, White House chief of staff Jeff Zients reached out to both Schumer and Jeffries after the debate, NBC reported.
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President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey and disembarked from Air Force One ahead of a campaign fundraiser. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
A White House spokesman told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that “there have been meaningful communications at a senior level” between Biden and Congress, though the spokesman did not provide details about those internal conversations.
Democrats are currently strategizing for the November elections at both the federal and state levels.
Five incumbent Democratic senators are facing some of the most fierce races this term and are independent political handicappers. Cook Political Report He rated the seats of Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) as “50-50.”
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President Biden arrived at the White House’s Cross Hall after addressing the media. (Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) are in a race that is considered “Democrat-favored.”
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President Biden will debate former President Trump in Atlanta. (Getty Images)
of Republican Senatorial Committee He was quick to link Democrats and other candidates vying for the open seat to Biden, highlighting their past assurances that the president is capable of leading the country for the next four years.
Fox News Digital’s Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
