(NewsNation) — President Biden’s family Sunday urged him to stay in the race for reelection, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NewsNation.
The source said that first lady Jill Biden and son Hunter were the strongest in pushing the president not to withdraw.
There is also a lot of anger by the family directed at the campaign staff who were deeply involved in the debate preparation, the source confirmed. “They did him a disservice,” is how the source summarized the family’s feelings.
But the source added that the president doesn’t share the belief that his people let him down.
There are also talks about Biden doing some type of press event later this week to answer the criticism of his performance, the source said.
The news from the Camp David family gathering comes amid a flood of calls for Biden to leave the race, and equally vocal calls for him to stay the course.
In a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday, 45 percent of Democratic registered voters surveyed said Biden should step aside, while 55 percent said he should continue running.
The survey of 1,130 registered voters taken last Friday and Saturday has a 4.2% margin of error.