I’m not leaving,” Biden declared to spooked campaign staff on a phone call on Wednesday as he searched for an elusive comeback.
And even a far more competent damage control effort than the White House and the Biden campaign have mounted so far would have struggled to erase that impression.
On Wednesday for instance, the White House picked up Biden’s line that he was jet lagged after two trips to Europe in early June.
And Biden had the Democratic governors to the White House.
The White House and the campaign said the reports were false.
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