Biden struggles to ease post-debate panic as campaign warned Michigan ‘no longer winnable’: Live

Joe Biden is continuing to struggle to instil calm within the Democratic Party following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump last week, with Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer reportedly warning him he cannot win her swing state in November as things stand.

The president, 81, met with his family at Camp David in Maryland over the weekend to discuss his political future in the wake of his frail, confused appearance on the CNN debate stage in Atlanta, Georgia, which only heightened doubts about his cognitive ability and sparked calls for him to drop out of the race for the White House.

Biden’s family reportedly encouraged him to stay the course as he spent Sunday with First Lady Jill Biden , his children, and grandchildren, with the possibility of firing campaign advisers said to have been discussed.

Top Democrats are believed to have been in crisis talks over the last four days amid speculation the party could move to replace Biden with another candidate.

US Vice President Kamala Harris , Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg , and Governors Whitmer, Gavin Newsom , Wes Moore , and JB Pritzker have all been named as possible emergency successors.