US President Joe Biden could drop out of the presidential race as soon as this weekend, the Axios news site reports, citing “several” senior Democrats.
The sources are quoted as saying that though Biden has publicly said he’s staying in the race, he feels the mounting pressure and knows he won’t be able to continue the campaign.
The Axios report speculates that the most likely scenario is that Biden will step aside and endorse his vice president, Kamala Harris.
The report comes as Biden is self-isolating in his Delaware vacation home after testing positive COVID yesterday.
His rival, Donald Trump, is due to address the Republican National Convention later today, after surviving an assassination attempt last weekend.
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