Pressure mounts for Joe Biden to step aside from presidential race

we're now just one month away until the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the part's facing an uncertain future calls for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid are growing louder and the president seems set on staying in the race ABC's Christian Cordo is in Washington now with the latest today President Joe Biden is recovering from covid in his Delaware home his campaign continuing on the trail despite the diagnosis and dwindling support from within the party you have heard from the president directly time and again he is in this race to win and he is our nominee and he's going to be our president for a second term but sources tell ABC News the president is more receptive to hearing concerns about his candidacy as suggested by Senator Chris Coons a close Ally and campaign co-chair I think our president is weighing what he should weigh which is who is the best candidate to win in November and to carry forward the Democratic party's values and priorities in this campaign Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer House minority leader Keem Jeff and former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi have all shared concerns that Biden staying in the race could drag down Democrats in the House and Senate dozens of congressional Democrats are Urgent biding step aside and now a new Grassroots organization called pass the torch has released tv ads with the same message be the leader we know you are pass the torch Joe Pass the torch says it's a network of democratic activists organizers and voters whose main goal is to defeat Donald Trump in November Biden released a statement today saying he plans to get back on the campaign Trail next week focused he says on exposing the threat of project 2025 the president has tied that agenda to Donald Trump the Trump campaign has repeatedly tried distancing itself from it in Washington Christan Cordo Channel 6 Action News