Inside the Democrats' meeting on Biden dropping out that 'felt like a funeral': Glum members of ailing 81-year-old's party meet for crisis talks... and STILL can't decide on his future

House Democrats emerged from a captious backstage gathering connected Joe Biden's future  sullen, scrambled and downcast - arsenic though they conscionable sewage retired of a ceremonial procession.

The summertime power hit down connected dejected Democrats arsenic they exited a secretive closed-door gathering wherever it appears location was nary statement made astir Biden's early astatine nan apical of nan 2024 ticket.

Not a azygous Democrat who emerged from nan hour-long convention indicated that location was statement connected whether Biden, 81, has nan afloat backing of nan caucus astatine his property complete a week since his disastrous debate.  

One lawmaker admitted to DailyMail.com location were awesome disagreements wrong astatine nan gathering complete whether Biden has nan wellness and wherewithal to unafraid nan nomination.  

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., emerged saying that not only are Democrats not connected nan aforesaid page, 'we are not moreover successful nan aforesaid book.' 

One anonymous Democrat lawmaker supportive of nan president told Punchbowl News nan gathering 'felt for illustration a funeral.'

There is nary statement connected whether Biden was nan man champion suited for nan presidency, nan lawmaker added. 

Another nameless Democrat who attended nan Biden gathering told Semafor, 'The morale of nan caucus is astatine historical lows.'

When asked astir nan ceremonial comparison they said, 'That is an reproach to funerals.'

A fewer expressed support for President Joe Biden remaining atop nan party's ticket, but nan immense mostly of Democrats refused to reply questions astir whether they supported nan incumbent. 

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, nan first Democrat to publically telephone connected nan president to retreat from nan title past week, seemed to beryllium pulled backmost from nan brink by his pro-Biden colleagues. 

'I made my lawsuit for Biden and for a replacement,' he said - indicating that contempt his July 2 connection calling connected Joe to withdraw, nan Texan besides based on successful favour of nan president. 

Senior Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York - who expressed he wanted Biden to retreat during a backstage telephone telephone betwixt lawmakers Sunday - said Tuesday that he had flipped positions and that he is now connected nan president's side. 

'He's our nominee and we've sewage to elite him,' he said coming retired of nan meeting. 

Though, erstwhile pressed connected whether he has concerns astir nan president, he retorted, 'I americium not going to remark connected that now.' 

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., who likewise expressed connected nan Sunday telephone telephone he wanted to spot Biden measurement aside, ignored questions connected whether he was supportive of Biden aft nan meeting. 

On nan telephone he reportedly said Biden 'is not nan champion personification to transportation nan Democratic message.'

But connected Tuesday aft exiting nan gathering he kept a dependable regard connected nan sky and made nary facial expressions indicating whether his erstwhile concerns had been addressed. 

He surely did not speak retired against nan president. 

A friend of Biden, Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., besides excited nan building without addressing immoderate of nan questions hurled her way. 

Just past period she ferociously supported nan president against a bombshell Wall Street Journal study calling into mobility his property and ability, calling nan study 'bulls***' and saying he was tin of nan presidency.

She did not reply whether location were immoderate reservations astir nan president successful nan backstage Democrat meeting. 

Progressives seemed to beryllium galvanized astir nan president, however, conscionable a time aft Squad leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confirmed she is supporting Biden. 

'I person spoken pinch [Biden] extensively,' AOC revealed. 'The matter is closed. Joe Biden is our nominee.'

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said Tuesday aft nan gathering that she was 'not distracted by a 90-minute debate' and alternatively is 'focused connected guarding against 90 years of harm.' 

Her chap Squad personnel Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., besides said she was for nan president, noting really right-wingers are attacking him conscionable for illustration they do to her. 

When members were asked whether Democrats had an statement connected thing from nan gathering galore stayed silent - indicating they person not reached a statement connected Biden's spot atop nan party's ticket. 

The gathering whitethorn person raised much questions than it answered arsenic galore of nan Democrats who were talking astir their support of Biden heading into nan gathering were silent connected their measurement out. 

And arsenic reporters were mostly ignored aft nan backstage meeting, it is improbable that lawmakers will extremity receiving questions astir their support for Biden immoderate clip soon.