Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside amid party drama: ‘It’s time for it to end’

By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller and Seung Min KimAssociated PressPresident Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance.Biden’s efforts to shore up a deeply anxious Democratic Party came on July 8 as lawmakers returned to Washington confronting a choice: Decide whether to work to revive his campaign or try to edge out the party leader, a make-or-break time for his reelection and their own political futures.President Joe Biden is defending his 2024 presidential campaign, now that Democratic legislators are questioning his ability to lead after his performance during a June 27 debate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Biden wrote in the two-page letter that “the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end.” He stressed that the party has “one job,” which is to defeat presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in November.“We have 42 days to the Democratic Convention and 119 days to the general election,” Biden said in the letter, distributed by his reelection campaign. “Any weakening of...