President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Another top advisor to the president reportedly said Biden was "well aware of the political challenge he faces."
White House Spokesman Andrew Bates disputed the report shortly after it was published.
"That claim is absolutely false. If the New York Times had provided us with more than 7 minutes to comment, we would have told them so," he told Fox News Digital in a statement.
MAJORITY OF VOTERS FAVOR BIDEN DROPPING OUT WHILE TRUMP'S BASE ‘APPEARS MORE SOLID’: POLL
Congressional Democrats have warned that Biden could lose to former President Trump in November, based on his debate poor performance. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Biden will meet with Democratic governors at the White House on Wednesday, just days after Democratic Governors Association (DGA) Chair Gov. Tim Walz led a conference call with the DGA to discuss the fallout from the debate.
A number of the governors, including some who've been speculated as potential replacements on the extreme long-shot chance that Biden would step away from his re-election bid, have acknowledged the president's debate performance was shaky but remained committed to supporting the president.
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A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll released this week found that more four in ten Democrats said that the Democratic Party should intervene and replace Biden as the nominee. Overall, 54% of the voters polled were in favor of Biden dropping out.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Andrea Vacchiano contributed to this report.
Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
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