Jeffries Meets With Biden To Share Concerns Of Caucus

The Hill reports:

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met with President Biden Thursday night to relay the sentiments of the House Democratic Caucus regarding his reelection bid, as concerns grow within the ranks about the incumbent’s ability to beat former President Trump in November.

The meeting — revealed in a letter to colleagues Friday morning — came after Jeffries spoke with a large swath of House Democrats in the two weeks since last month’s debate, which prompted concerns about Biden’s viability at the top of the presidential ticket.

Jeffries said he passed along the “full breadth” of thoughts he heard within his caucus.

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BREAKING: In a new letter to House Democrats, Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he met in person with President Biden last night and “expressed the full breadth of insight, heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward that the Caucus has shared in our recent time… pic.twitter.com/bvl5MYTnSO

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