Bill and Hillary Clinton Stand by Biden Amid Mounting Calls for Him to End Campaign: Report

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As high-profile Democrats continue to call on President Joe Biden to drop his 2024 reelection bid, he still has the strong backing of the Clintons, according to a report.

Monica Alba with NBC News reported Saturday that although Biden has lost the support of Democratic lawmakers, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are supporting him and are attempting to help him steady the fundraising arm of his campaign.

Citing two people she said were familiar with the relationship between Biden and the Clintons , Alba reported that the couple has “privately been supportive of President Biden’s decision to stay in the race and have been actively encouraging donors to stay with him.”

The report drops as dozens of House and Senate Democrats have banded together to ask Biden to step aside . Some donors have also reportedly threatened to withhold financing the party to force him out of the race.

NBC News reported as far back as July 4 that some donors had already pledged to stop supporting Biden’s bid for a second term:

President Joe Biden is facing an uprising from some of his own party’s wealthy donors, including an heiress to the Disney family fortune, who say they will no longer fund the Democratic Party until Biden drops out of the presidential race following his disastrous debate performance.

Abigail Dinsey told CNBC at the time, “I intend to stop any contributions to the party unless and until they replace Biden at the top of the ticket. This is realism, not disrespect. Biden is a good man and has served his country admirably, but the stakes are far too high.”

Biden has been off the campaign trail since earlier this week when he tested positive for Covid-19 and flew to Delaware to isolate himself. There are conflicting reports as to whether Biden is considering dropping out amid concerns he cannot win in November.

Some reports have claimed Biden has privately entertained the idea of stepping aside and had asked those closest to him if they felt Vice President Kamala Harris is capable of defeating former President Donald Trump on Nov. 5.

Other reports have indicated Biden has no intention of dropping out and will be back on the stump when he recovers.