Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited President Joe Biden astatine his Rehoboth Beach location past play and urged him to driblet his statesmanlike bid, aggregate sources now say.
The hosts of nan Ruthless Podcast said during a taping astatine nan Republican National Convention Tuesday that Schumer had been driven to Biden's location successful Delaware and told nan president to front out.
ABC News' Jonathan Karl reported a akin communicative Wednesday nighttime calling it 'a blunt one-on-one conversation' and said that nan apical Senate Democrat 'forcefully made nan lawsuit that it would beryllium champion if Biden bowed retired of nan race.'
But Schumer's agency continues to sow uncertainty that nan speech went down that way.
'Unless ABC's root is Senator Chuck Schumer aliases President Joe Biden nan reporting is idle speculation. Leader Schumer conveyed nan views of his caucus straight to President Biden connected Saturday,' a spokesperson told DailyMail.com Wednesday evening.
President Joe Biden departs Las Vegas Wednesday aft testing affirmative for COVID-19
The Schumer reports travel connected nan heels of Rep. Adam Schiff, who's connected way to triumph a U.S. Senate spot successful November, urging nan 81-year-old president to measurement aside.
Since Biden had his disastrous statement capacity precocious past month, he's dug his heels successful and insisted connected staying successful nan race.
On Wednesday amid a multi-day run travel to Las Vegas, Biden tested affirmative for COVID-19.