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Posted: 2024-07-08T04:13:52Z | Updated: 2024-07-08T14:06:54Z

Senate Democrats will not meet on Monday to discuss future support for President Joe Biden s reelection bid, despite Sen. Mark Warners (D-Va.) attempt to gather colleagues to chart a path forward, Axios reported on Sunday .

Warner, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, reportedly began reaching out to fellow Democrats last week following Bidens disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump . Some senators including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have reiterated their support for Biden after his appearance, but many in the chamber have remained quiet.

Axios said leaks about Warners efforts hampered any chance of having a private conversation about how the party could best move forward before next months Democratic National Convention. Senators will return to Washington on Tuesday after a two-week break and Democrats will hold a regularly scheduled caucus meeting that day.

Warners team would not confirm or deny to The Washington Post on Friday that the lawmaker was seeking to have Biden drop out.

Like many other people in Washington and across the country, Senator Warner believes these are critical days for the presidents campaign, and he has made that clear to the White House, a spokeswoman told the Post at the time.