CNN: ‘Not Happy’ Dem Governors Seek Meeting with W.H. After Biden’s Debate Disaster

HILL Breaking news CNN ░░░░░░░░ learned some Democratic governors ░░░░░░░░ seeking a meeting with ░░░░░░░░ White House They want ░░░░░░░░ talk about their concerns ░░░░░░░░ the president in the ░░░░░░░░ of his poor debate ░░░░░░░░ in White House Correspondent ░░░░░░░░ Saenz joining me now ░░░░░░░░ the new reporting These ░░░░░░░░ are not happy to ░░░░░░░░ it mildly Arlette SAENZ ░░░░░░░░ Erica some Democratic governors ░░░░░░░░ want to have a ░░░░░░░░ with the White House ░░░░░░░░ talk about some of ░░░░░░░░ concerns after President Biden ░░░░░░░░ debate performance last Thursday ░░░░░░░░ s according to new ░░░░░░░░ from our colleague Jake ░░░░░░░░ and some of the ░░░░░░░░ that these Democratic governors ░░░░░░░░ were aired out in ░░░░░░░░ Monday night phone call ░░░░░░░░ was organized by Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ Tim Walz It was ░░░░░░░░ governors on this call ░░░░░░░░ staff was on but ░░░░░░░░ thing that was expressed ░░░░░░░░ this call we re ░░░░░░░░ is that there was ░░░░░░░░ frustration concern that President ░░░░░░░░ hadn t directly reached ░░░░░░░░ to some of these ░░░░░░░░ There was a sentiment ░░░░░░░░ they did believe they ░░░░░░░░ to hear from President ░░░░░░░░ himself following that debate ░░░░░░░░ Now there also one ░░░░░░░░ of discussion on this ░░░░░░░░ was the possibility that ░░░░░░░░ President Kamala Harris potentially ░░░░░░░░ to the governors and ░░░░░░░░ the time there are ░░░░░░░░ underway for a White ░░░░░░░░ meeting though it s ░░░░░░░░ when exactly that could ░░░░░░░░ if it will eventually ░░░░░░░░ place Now it comes ░░░░░░░░ some of those governors ░░░░░░░░ re told were concerned ░░░░░░░░ making some of the ░░░░░░░░ expressing some of their ░░░░░░░░ publicly out of fear ░░░░░░░░ it might cause President ░░░░░░░░ to dig in more ░░░░░░░░ know that President Biden ░░░░░░░░ the past two days ░░░░░░░░ at Camp David with ░░░░░░░░ family with his family ░░░░░░░░ him to stay in ░░░░░░░░ race But there have ░░░░░░░░ many questions for the ░░░░░░░░ about the path forward ░░░░░░░░ President Biden The Biden ░░░░░░░░ top campaign officials have ░░░░░░░░ working the phones over ░░░░░░░░ weekend and yesterday and ░░░░░░░░ today to try to ░░░░░░░░ some of the anxiety ░░░░░░░░ Democratic lawmakers but also ░░░░░░░░ There was a call ░░░░░░░░ night with top campaign ░░░░░░░░ including the campaign s ░░░░░░░░ Jen O Malley Dillon ░░░░░░░░ they tried to ease ░░░░░░░░ of the concerns of ░░░░░░░░ and defended the president ░░░░░░░░ health and insisted that ░░░░░░░░ candidacy remains on track ░░░░░░░░ campaign of course has ░░░░░░░░ down saying that there ░░░░░░░░ no plans for President ░░░░░░░░ to step aside in ░░░░░░░░ race but they have ░░░░░░░░ facing a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for potentially changing course ░░░░░░░░ instance there have been ░░░░░░░░ from the outside who ░░░░░░░░ encouraged the campaign to ░░░░░░░░ President Biden participate in ░░░░░░░░ conferences or town halls ░░░░░░░░ more informal to show ░░░░░░░░ he is up for ░░░░░░░░ job Now I will ░░░░░░░░ that we are expected ░░░░░░░░ see President Biden in ░░░░░░░░ a few hours He ░░░░░░░░ receive a briefing relating ░░░░░░░░ the extreme heat in ░░░░░░░░ country and also deliver ░░░░░░░░ So we will see ░░░░░░░░ that might be an ░░░░░░░░ for the president to ░░░░░░░░ questions from reportings from ░░░░░░░░ but this new reporting ░░░░░░░░ the concerns for Democratic ░░░░░░░░ is significant at a ░░░░░░░░ when some are expressing ░░░░░░░░ they want to hear ░░░░░░░░ President Biden himself following ░░░░░░░░ debate performance last Thursday ░░░░░░░░ could have implications not ░░░░░░░░ on Biden standing on ░░░░░░░░ ticket but on the ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who are running ░░░░░░░░ competitive House and Senate ░░░░░░░░ as well HILL Well ░░░░░░░░ also Arlette it is ░░░░░░░░ it is this information ░░░░░░░░ the governors and their ░░░░░░░░ that being made public ░░░░░░░░ also the fact that ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers Congressman Quigley was ░░░░░░░░ with our colleague Kasie ░░░░░░░░ earlier today and when ░░░░░░░░ asked if you know ░░░░░░░░ he stood on whether ░░░░░░░░ should step aside I ░░░░░░░░ paraphrasing here he did ░░░░░░░░ that decision needs to ░░░░░░░░ left up to the ░░░░░░░░ it needs to come ░░░░░░░░ him but he also ░░░░░░░░ that he didn t ░░░░░░░░ this was a one ░░░░░░░░ in terms of that ░░░░░░░░ And some concerns for ░░░░░░░░ night he said he ░░░░░░░░ t go any farther ░░░░░░░░ he did bring that ░░░░░░░░ You have Senator Welch ░░░░░░░░ in an interview out ░░░░░░░░ Vermont said that this ░░░░░░░░ to be a discussion ░░░░░░░░ it has to come ░░░░░░░░ the top levels of ░░░░░░░░ Biden campaign that they ░░░░░░░░ to have a discussion ░░░░░░░░ he criticized the campaign ░░░░░░░░ dismissive attitude toward people ░░░░░░░░ were raising questions for ░░░░░░░░ There does not seem ░░░░░░░░ be a real appetite ░░░░░░░░ having that discussion Arlette ░░░░░░░░ Yeah and I think ░░░░░░░░ the Biden campaign certainly ░░░░░░░░ seen these calls both ░░░░░░░░ and privately for more ░░░░░░░░ but it does come ░░░░░░░░ a campaign really has ░░░░░░░░ down on President Biden ░░░░░░░░ in this race Of ░░░░░░░░ the Biden campaign and ░░░░░░░░ across the board one ░░░░░░░░ that they are waiting ░░░░░░░░ in the coming days ░░░░░░░░ to see the polling ░░░░░░░░ how exactly Biden s ░░░░░░░░ bid is impacted but ░░░░░░░░ the polling to look ░░░░░░░░ how these Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ House and Senate races ░░░░░░░░ be impacted as well ░░░░░░░░ longtime Democratic adviser said ░░░░░░░░ the weekend that perhaps ░░░░░░░░ of the only ways ░░░░░░░░ Biden would consider stepping ░░░░░░░░ in this 2024 race ░░░░░░░░ be if he saw ░░░░░░░░ that showed substantive movement ░░░░░░░░ from Democrats in these ░░░░░░░░ House and Senate races ░░░░░░░░ I think that these ░░░░░░░░ all things that the ░░░░░░░░ is taking into account ░░░░░░░░ the coming days but ░░░░░░░░ far they really have ░░░░░░░░ pressure resisted some of ░░░░░░░░ private calls for President ░░░░░░░░ to potentially reevaluate his ░░░░░░░░ They said that he ░░░░░░░░ to remain in this ░░░░░░░░ that he plans to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump in September ░░░░░░░░ that he wants to ░░░░░░░░ this raced through through ░░░░░░░░ November election HILL All ░░░░░░░░ Arlette, really appreciate it.”