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Former president Barack Obama has confided in his allies that he is concerned about the viability of President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, according to a Thursday report from The Washington Post.
The report comes several weeks after Biden's shaky debate performance against former President Donald Trump last month. Since the debate, several top Democrats have called for Biden to drop out of the presidential race, but Biden has remained steadfast in his determination to continue his campaign.
Despite his public support for Biden, Obama has allegedly had conversations with "many anxious Democrats, including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi," The Washington Post reported, citing anonymous sources with knowledge of the conversations.
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According to the sources, Obama is concerned about the polls inching away from Biden, the loss of donors to the president and Democrat party, and an expanded electoral path for Trump, The Post reported.
The Associated Press reported that Obama is privately expressing concerns about the matter, but that Biden's deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks said Thursday that the president "is not wavering on anything."
Newsweek reached out to Biden's campaign and a spokesperson for Obama via email for comment.
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The report, published just after noon on Thursday, comes a day after Biden canceled an appearance at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada, after testing positive for COVID-19. He was scheduled to speak at the UnidosUS Annual Conference on Wednesday, drawing more than 1,500 Latino advocates and leaders in Nevada, a crucial swing state in the 2024 presidential race.
Biden's campaign and many of his supporters, including Vice President Kamala Harris, reiterated that Biden was staying in the race. However, earlier on Wednesday, Biden said he would consider dropping out of the race if his doctors said he had a medical condition in a preview clip for an interview between the president and BET journalist Ed Gordon set to air that night.
The timing of the statement, as well as Biden's positive COVID test, sparked speculation that the diagnosis could prompt Biden to resign from the race, although his campaign neither confirmed nor denied the rumors.
On Saturday, Trump survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania, but a poll conducted by Morning Consult of 2,045 registered voters on Monday showed the shooting had little impact on Trump's polling.
The poll found that Trump is leading Biden by one percentage point with 46 percent to the president's 45 percent.
Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign via email for comment.
Update 7/18/24, 1:53 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.
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