Major blow for ailing Biden as FIVE more Democrats urge him to step aside in private call - and reveal who they think should be presidential nominee

Democratic lawmakers held a situation telephone connected Sunday day to talk President Joe Biden's viability arsenic their 2024 campaigner amid increasing concerns complete their ain governmental futures successful November. 

On nan call, astatine slightest 5 much Democratic lawmakers called connected Biden, 81, to measurement aside, according to reports. 

And astir agreed that Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, should beryllium nan nominee instead. 

Judiciary Ranking Member Jerry Nadler and House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano are among those who expressed they want Biden to extremity his White House bid. 

Reps. Don Beyer, Adam Smith and Joseph Morelle, nan apical Democrat connected nan House Administration Committee, besides said Biden is done for. 

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries scheduled nan telephone pinch caucus members arsenic they hole to caput backmost to Washington, D.C. connected Monday aft breaking for nan July 4 holiday. 

'The sh*t is going to deed nan instrumentality connected Monday, erstwhile Congress returns,' a House Democrat said successful a caller report. 

They added: 'People are frightened astir their ain races. But they're besides worried astir nan country, and astir democracy.'

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is besides organizing a group of Senate Democrats to talk Biden's future, and is pushing to meet Monday evening. 

This comes aft reports that Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) began organizing a group of Senate Democrats to talk Biden's future. 

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told NBC's Meet nan Press during a Sunday interview: 'The capacity connected nan statement stage, I think, rightfully raised questions among nan American group astir whether nan president has nan vigor to conclusion Donald Trump. And this is an existential race.'

He should beryllium mopping nan level pinch Donald Trump. Joe Biden is moving against a criminal. It should not beryllium moreover close. And location is only 1 logic why it is adjacent – and that's nan president's age.' nan California Democrat added.

'And what I would counsel nan president is activity retired nan opinions of group you trust. He's evidently talked to his family astir this… but he should activity retired group pinch immoderate region and objectivity. 

'He should activity retired pollsters who are not his ain pollsters.'

'Take a infinitesimal to make nan champion informed judgment. And if nan judgement is tally – past tally and hit that SOB.'