Biden campaign chief accepts support ‘slippage’ but says he will stay in race

The president, who has insisted he can beat Republican Donald Trump, is with family and relying on a few longtime aides as he weighs whether to bow to the mounting pressure to drop out.

US President Joe Biden is facing pressure to step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

US president Joe Biden’s campaign is insisting anew that he is not stepping aside.

Many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee could be the party’s best chance of preventing widespread losses in November.