Democrat official accuses Joe Biden of 'playing the victim', sheds new light on his 'weird' relationship with son Hunter and responds to claims they were 'mistreated' under Obama

An anonymous Democrat charismatic has slammed Joe Biden for 'playing nan victim' amid nan calls for him to driblet retired of nan race.

Biden, 81, answered those calls connected Sunday by ending his run successful a missive posted to societal media.

While galore Democrats person praised Biden for dropping retired and avoiding a perchance legacy-crushing conclusion to Donald Trump, others are still criticizing him for really he handled nan post-debate backlash.

One Democrat charismatic said that Biden perpetually self-victimizes, particularly successful nan aftermath of really nan statement and moreover Barack Obama asked him not to tally successful nan superior against Hillary Clinton successful 2016.   

'There's a move present and a psychology that we don't afloat get besides, "I sewage screwed successful 2016 and I'm not getting screwed a 2nd time,"' nan anonymous insider claimed.

The enigma charismatic besides was baffled by really Biden has allowed his troubled, now-convicted boy Hunter go 1 of his astir trusted advisors since nan statement disaster successful Atlanta. 

'For his full life, he's been trying to protect Hunter, promote Hunter to measurement up, promote Hunter to beryllium nan personification he wants him to be. Finally, Hunter is doing precisely that. He's stepping up. And who is he protecting? It's not nan begetter protecting nan son. It's nan boy protecting nan father,' they said. 

'And there's a bonding infinitesimal that nary of america wholly understand. All of a sudden, you person thing that nan begetter has wanted his full life pinch his son, and he's yet getting it now successful a weird way.'

That 'weird' measurement now includes Hunter joining successful connected nan pity statement his begetter appears to beryllium throwing for himself.

'He and his boy are playing this victimhood point — "I was mistreated nether [Barack] Obama."

'It's insane,' they continued. 'He wasn't mistreated. But he conjures this up successful his caput and erstwhile it's there, it's very difficult to get out.

'He's ever played this unfortunate role, and sometimes it's true. It's conscionable not existent successful this instance,' they added, according to Politico.

Some salient Democrats, however, work together that Biden has been victimized successful this case.

Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, 1 of Biden's astir ardent defenders since nan debate, slammed nan determination and those who called connected nan president to quit.

He laughed astatine nan conception that Biden had been 'pushed out' earlier precocious convicted New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, a predominant target of Fetterman's ire. 

'People pushed retired an honorable man, loving begetter and a awesome president earlier an absolute sleazeball for illustration Menendez. Congratulations,' he told Semafor. 

Jasmine Crockett, a Congresswoman from Texas, besides seemed baffled by Biden's determination and those who wanted him out.

She posted to societal media: 'I dream nan geniuses that pushed nan astir consequential President of our life out, person a plan. WHO successful nan hellhole couldn’t waste nan MF Accomplishments & triumph complete a 34 clip convicted Felon who isn’t moreover allowed to run businesses successful nan authorities of NY (and truthful should automatically beryllium disallowed from opportunity moving nan country) & his ENTIRE squad IS task 2025?! Joe wasn’t nan problem… dems were.'

Crockett instantly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris - arsenic Biden did Sunday day - while Fetterman has not yet endorsed. 

Biden dramatically dropped retired Sunday and endorsed Kamala Harris to beryllium nan party's modular bearer against Trump successful November.

He announced his seismic determination successful a one-page missive posted connected societal media, wherever he committed to serving until nan extremity of this word successful January.

However, Republicans called connected him to resign immediately. arguing if he is not 'fit to run' past he is 'not fresh to serve'.  

'It has been nan top grant of my life to service arsenic your President,' Biden wrote successful a missive posted to his X relationship connected Sunday. 

'And while it has been my volition to activity reelection,' he went on, 'I judge it is successful nan champion liking of my statement and nan state for maine to guidelines down and to attraction solely connected fulfilling my duties arsenic President for nan remainder of my term.'

Although Biden had been nether contiguous unit nan stunning announcement came pinch nary informing and galore of his ain unit and supporters successful Congress appeared to beryllium blindsided. 

'No 1 had a heads up earlier nan tweet posted,' 1 Biden run worker told DailyMail.com. 'Which, to me, is an insane measurement to dainty nan 1,300 group that activity for you connected nan campaign.'

Earlier connected Sunday a slew of Biden's friends went connected nan airwaves to insist nan President was not stepping down and would proceed his reelection efforts. 

Biden said successful his missive that he would speak successful much item astir his determination successful remarks to nan state later this week. He besides sent a speedy follow-up station pushing for Harris to return complete his campaign. 

Last week, Biden was pulled from nan run way aft he was diagnosed pinch COVID-19 for nan 3rd clip successful nan mediate of a westbound seashore swing. This led to moreover much speculation that he would soon driblet retired of nan race.

It came aft nan showdown against Trump past period wherever Biden was often seen connected divided surface pinch his rima agape and a blank stare.

During his clip to speak astatine nan podium, nan President would stumble, freeze, suffer his train of thought and mumble his measurement done answers to moderator's questions. 

At 1 constituent conscionable 12 minutes into nan debate, Trump said: 'I really don't cognize what he said astatine nan extremity of that sentence. I don't deliberation he knows what he said either.' 

Trump went connected to a post-debate rally successful Chesapeake, Virginia where he said he was skeptical Biden would really driblet retired of nan race, claiming Democrats don't person a amended action against him successful November. 

The erstwhile president's contiguous consequence to Biden's determination came successful a telephone to CNN connected Sunday.   

'He is nan worst president successful nan history of our country,' nan erstwhile president said. 'He goes down arsenic nan azygous worst president by acold successful nan history of our country.'

Trump added that he thinks Harris will beryllium moreover easier to conclusion than Biden.