Top Democrat who's called for Biden to drop out reveals he had 'concerns' BEFORE the debate and insists 'nothing' will change his mind... as another colleague demands Joe is replaced

Top Democrat Adam Smith told DailyMail.com Tuesday that he'd had concerns astir Biden's cognitive expertise based connected individual interactions earlier nan debate.

But past month's 90-minute face-off pinch Donald Trump 'crystallized' his belief that Biden was nary longer suited for nan office. 

'Ultimately this is Joe Biden's decision,' Smith said. 

'Joe Biden is nan presumptive nominee. He's not nan nominee.I'm going to support making this lawsuit because of really powerfully I consciousness astir it.  agelong arsenic that is nan case.' 

But nan apical Armed Services Committee Democrat insisted nan onus is connected President Biden to debar disaster for Democrats successful November by stepping speech arsenic a normal situation would beryllium excessively 'divisive' to work.

'A [convention] situation would beryllium a pointless, divisive workout successful my book,' he went on.

His comments came arsenic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., became nan seventh House Democrat to spell on-the-record and telephone connected Biden to driblet retired - moreover arsenic statement leaders insist he will beryllium their nominee. 

'Because I cognize President Biden cares profoundly astir nan early of our country, I americium asking that he state that he won’t tally for reelection and will thief lead america done a process toward a caller nominee,' Sherrill said successful a statement. 

Smith is 1 of seven congressional Democrats who collapsed rank and publically called connected nan president to measurement speech from nan 2024 information aft nan disastrous statement wherever he astatine 1 constituent claimed to 'finally hit Medicare.' 

Two others made specified opinions known connected a telephone pinch House Democrats that leaked retired to reporters. 

'The concerns that I had had starring up to that were importantly elevated by nan statement elevated to nan constituent wherever I became convinced that we would beryllium amended disconnected [without him],' Smith said. 

The typically agreed House Democrats now find themselves successful nan disarray Republicans often face. 

 Some stay down Biden, believing nan roadblocks to replacing him are excessively awesome to return on. Others person turned up nan power connected nan president, without straight calling connected him to driblet retired successful public. 

'While President Biden has made clear he feels he is nan champion campaigner to triumph this election, thing that has happened complete nan past 12 days suggests that voters spot things nan aforesaid way,' Rep. Lori Trahan, Mass., a personnel of House Democratic activity said successful a connection connected Tuesday. 

Smith, meanwhile, said it was 'unlikely' thing Biden could opportunity would alteration his mind. 

'I deliberation what would person been adjuvant successful nan contiguous aftermath of nan statement was successful a doctor, do a afloat transparent you know, healthcare, afloat check, merchandise that accusation publicly. Because past you travel retired and do an hr agelong property convention saying, hey, you know, a batch of things hap encephalon fog deed maine bad time. I'm good. Let's go. I deliberation that that would person been helpful. First, they didn't do it. Several days passed.'

But Biden has gained an improbable confederation pinch nan acold left. Progressives for illustration Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar person declared they are 'all-in' for Biden. 

On Monday, nan White House sought to reassure reporters that Biden's measure of wellness is fine, contempt nan president getting aggregate visits by a neurologist from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

'My squad does everything that we tin to make judge that we get nan answers to you,' Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. 'To opportunity that I'm holding accusation aliases to allude to thing other is really, really unfair.'

She said Biden 'has seen a neurologist 3 times – not much than that' arsenic portion of his mean yearly beingness but would not picture nan White House visits, gleaned from visitant logs, citing privateness rules and thousands of unit who get treated astatine nan White House.

The president further sought to statement up support by calling into a Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) gathering Monday nighttime connected Capitol Hill arsenic his support among achromatic voters wanes.

The first elected Democrat to break ranks pinch Biden was Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett. 

On July 2, conscionable 5 days aft Biden's disastrous CNN statement performance, Doggett released a connection calling connected nan president to retreat from nan race. 

Doggett, a seasoned Democrat who has served since 1995, wrote really Biden pledged to beryllium a 'transitional' candidate, saying that nan president has fulfilled his committedness and should extremity his bid. 

A time later connected July 3, Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona told nan New York Times he excessively believes Joe Biden should driblet retired of nan race.  

'If he's nan candidate, I'm going to support him, but I deliberation that this is an opportunity to look elsewhere,' Grijalva said.

'What he needs to do is enarthrosis nan work for keeping that spot — and portion of that work is to get retired of this race.' 

The adjacent time Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton besides called connected Biden to withdraw. 

'President Biden has done tremendous work to our country, but now is nan clip for him to travel successful 1 of our founding father, George Washington's footsteps and measurement speech to fto caller leaders emergence up and tally against Donald Trump,' he told section outlet WBUR. 

On July 5, Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois went connected MSNBC - 1 of nan president's favourite networks - to telephone connected Biden to withdraw. 

Additionally, connected July 6, Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig posted connected X she wants Biden retired too. 

'President Biden is simply a bully man & I admit his life of service,' she wrote. 'But I judge he should measurement speech for nan adjacent procreation of leadership. The stakes are excessively high.' 

Then, connected a backstage among immoderate House Democrats connected Sunday, nan reservoir protecting Biden arsenic nan presumptive nominee cracked further. 

Democrat Reps. Mark Takano of California, Jerry Nadler and Joe Morelle of New York, and Adam Smith of Washington each expressed connected nan convention really they want to spot Biden measurement aside. 

On Monday, Smith called connected Biden to measurement aside. 

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., some person insisted they will enactment down Biden.