Anger mounts at Joe Biden’s inner circle after debate debacle

US president Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at an election campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/New York Timesis turning to anger at the president’s family and close circle of advisers for concealing his condition and their unwillingness to countenance his exit from the White House race.

“Who really enabled this to go on for a year? Was it the staff? Was it the family?” asked one consultant who advises several large, New York-based Democratic donors. “I think they all deserve blame.” Such sentiments have so far largely been aired only in private among party lawmakers, donors and officials. Among those who wished Biden would withdraw, many hoped he would do so of his own accord if given time. A shift in opinion polls in the coming days could provide a nudge, they added.

One Democratic operative described the situation as “the hardest case of taking the keys away from dad – ever”.for the past two days to discuss his campaign. They have given no indication he is ready to quit. Speaking to Vogue magazine on Sunday, Jill Biden said the family “will not let those 90 minutes define the four years he’s been president. We will continue to fight”.

Charles Myers, chair of Signum Global Advisors, said he remained “all-in on Biden”. He attended a Biden fundraiser on Friday in New York and said the president was “sharp” and called a conversation with him “incredibly reassuring”. But for now Jill Biden, the president’s wife of 47 years and his closest confidante, is drawing some of the anger in the party. At a post-debate rally on Thursday night she praised her husband’s performance, saying: “Joe, you did such a great job. You answered all the questions.”

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