Very few Democrats have heard from sick President Biden after he dropped out of race

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By Morgan Phillips, Congress Reporter For Dailymail.Com and Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter On Capitol Hill, For Dailymail.Com

Published: 12:12 EDT, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 12:44 EDT, 23 July 2024

A down-trodden President Biden appears to beryllium accepting his move of destiny privately, arsenic fewer of his closest friends connected Capitol Hill person heard from him since he dropped retired of nan 2024 running. 

The president has not made a nationalist quality successful six days, recovering from a Covid-19 diagnosis astatine location successful his Rehoboth formation house. 

He will beryllium heading backmost to Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon, nan first glimpse that Americans will get of their president days aft his reelection exit.

On Sunday he sent shockwaves crossed nan state erstwhile he caved to mounting unit to measurement speech from nan apical of nan Democratic ticket. The determination was revealed successful a written connection posted to X. 

But speech from that, fewer show DailyMail.com that they person heard from nan president who prides himself connected adjacent relationships successful Congress.

It's fueling chaotic online speculation that sick Biden whitethorn not beryllium doing good down nan scenes, and could beryllium earnestly sick aliases moreover dead. 

A down-trodden President Biden appears to beryllium accepting his move of destiny privately, arsenic fewer of his closest friends connected Capitol Hill person heard from him since he dropped retired of nan 2024 running

House Democratic activity mostly had not heard from him. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., a adjacent friend of Biden, has not spoken to nan president since his decision, he told DailyMail.com. 

Neither has Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., vice chair of nan Democratic Caucus, nor has Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., apical Foreign Affairs Democrat Greg Meeks, D-N.Y., aliases Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.

'I'm a large protagonist of Biden. I want him to stay. I was angry erstwhile he sewage out, but erstwhile he endorsed Kamala, I joined,' Waters told reporters. 

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not get into her backstage conversations pinch nan president. 

Conservative conspiracies ran chaotic pinch immoderate surmising that nan president mightiness beryllium gravely sick aliases dead. But Biden called into a gathering astatine nan run office pinch nan caller presumptive Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. He's expected to springiness an reside to nan nationalist connected Wednesday. 

The president is still expected to meet pinch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu astatine nan White House this week though nan nonstop day has not been announced.

And he's canceled a scheduled fundraising travel to California and Colorado that was to return spot astatine nan extremity of nan week, according to nan Harris campaign. They will beryllium rescheduled.

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., a Biden run surrogate, did speak pinch nan president aft his drop-out. He said Biden sounded 'really gracious and he was, you know, he sounded for illustration he was successful bully spirits.'

Many big-name Democrats person not heard from President Biden since his momentous decision 

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-NY, has not spoken to nan president 

Rep. Steven Horsford, co-chair of nan Congressional Black Caucus, said he'd been pinch Biden early past week. 

During nan run telephone connected Monday, the  81-year-old said successful a scratchy sound to run staffers from his COVID and told Harris: 'I'm watching you kid'.

He pledged to thief pinch nan run and said he would proceed to deed nan way arsenic he said connected a loudspeaker pinch his staffers who now activity for Harris.

'I cognize yesterday's news is astonishing and difficult for you to hear, but it was nan correct point to do,' nan president said. 

'I cognize it's difficult because you poured your bosom and psyche into me, to thief america triumph this thing, thief maine get this nomination, thief maine triumph nan information and past spell connected to triumph nan presidency,' he continued. 

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