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The Biden family is blaming their advisers for their poor debate performance, according to Politico.
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Sources say they pointed fingers at counselor Anita Dunn, attorney Bob Bauer and Biden’s former chief of staff Ron Klain.
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This comes as Biden faces growing pressure to step aside from the presidential race.
In the privacy of Camp David, members of President Joe Biden’s family criticized his top aides for their poor debate showing on Thursday, Politico reports.
Following Biden widely spread debate on Thursday with former President Donald Trumpthe family retreated to the Maryland estate for a pre-planned trip.
There, his family members blamed his political advisers and argued that they should be demoted or fired, three anonymous sources said. Political.
According to Politico’s sources, the family has pointed the finger at three Biden aides in particular: Biden’s senior adviser Anita Dunn, her husband Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal lawyer, and his former chief of staff, Ron Klain.
Bauer played the role of Trump during mock debates at Camp David while Klain led debate preparation, Politico reported.
The family argued that advisors did not prepare him enough to go on the offensive.
The media outlet said the family felt Biden was forced to defend himself against Trump’s accusations rather than talk about his plans for a second term, and that he was too tired and unwell to put on a good show.
However, Biden campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz told Politico that the president “maintains strong confidence” in his advisers.
Munoz told Politico: “The advisors who prepared the president have been with him for years, often decades, seeing him through victories and challenges.”
Increasing the pressure to pull away
After Thursday’s debate, Biden faced increasingly urgent calls to resign.
Obama-era White House senior adviser David Axelrod said in CNN after the debate that there was a “sense of shock” surrounding Biden’s debate performance.
“There will be discussions about whether he should continue,” Axelrod said.
The debate also generated speculation about who could be Biden’s replacementin case he moves away from a younger candidate.
The list of viable alternatives includes Vice President Kamala Harris, Governor Gavin Newsom of CaliforniaGovernor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and more.
But the The Biden family urged the president to stay the course, aMost Democratic lawmakers and Biden allies held the line, reiterating their support for him after the debate.
Harris said CNN’s Anderson Cooper that although the debate had a “slow start”, it had a “strong finish”.
“People can debate about questions of style, but ultimately this election and who is president of the United States has to be a question of substance. And the contrast is clear,” she told Cooper.
Governor Newsom of California echoed his sentiments, maintaining his support for Biden in an interview with MSNBC.
“You don’t turn your back on a performance. What kind of party does that?” Newsom said.
“This president has complied. We need to comply with him at this moment,” he added.
Biden also tried to drum up support at a post-debate campaign event in North Carolina.
“Guys, I may not walk or talk as well as I used to. I may not debate as well as I used to. But what I do know is how to tell the truth,” Biden said. on Friday.
Representatives for Biden did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s requests for comment sent outside normal business hours.
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