Obama: Biden should rethink 'feasibility' of running for president

The Washington Post reported that former US President Barack Obama told those close to him that President Biden's chances of winning the presidential race have greatly diminished and he should rethink the feasibility of his candidacy.

The newspaper quoted informed sources as saying: "Obama has told his confidants in recent days that Biden is getting further and further away from winning, and that he believes the president needs to seriously consider the feasibility of his candidacy."

“Although Obama has publicly defended Biden after the latter’s failed debate with his Republican rival Donald Trump, he is concerned about Biden’s continued decline in popularity,” the newspaper added. “Since Biden was formerly vice president in the Obama administration and they have a long friendship, several prominent Democrats have suggested to Obama that he discuss the issue.”

Representatives of the US Democratic Party expect that President Joe Biden will be forced to withdraw from the elections at the end of this week .

The American website "Axios" indicated, quoting a number of senior officials in the Democratic Party, that there is increasing pressure from party leaders in Congress and close friends to persuade Biden to make the decision to withdraw from the presidential race at the end of this week.

Biden's running mate, Kamala Harris, is considered the most likely candidate to run against Trump if Biden withdraws . 

Democrats will have a chance to change the nominee at the party convention in August, and it will be difficult to force Biden to step down after winning the Democratic primary unless he himself declines to participate.

Despite repeated calls for Biden to withdraw his nomination from Democrats in Congress as well as Democratic Party donors, including  former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the current president says he has no intention or plan to withdraw from the presidential race , but he has confirmed that Harris is fully prepared to become president of the country, if he is unable to complete his second presidential term.