Good evening. I'm on the Navas and I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight.

More lawmakers and big-name donors call on President Biden to exit the 2024 race as a new batch of

polling raises questions about his ability to win critical swing states.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer defends Biden's candidacy

dismissing the idea that she could be a potential replacement. A lot of people

are playing fantasy football they're coming up with I like this person this

person this would be a great team. None of that is really relevant at this

moment because the only person that decides whether or not Joe Biden

stays in this race is Joe Biden.

And as NATO leaders gather in Washington,

we speak with the president of the Czech Republic

about Ukraine's path forward

and what a potential second Trump presidency could mean for the alliance. Welcome to the news hour. There is growing pressure today from

congressional Democrats for President Biden to step aside as the party's nominee.

That's despite his repeated pledges to stay in the race.

Earlier today, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,

a long-time Biden ally, praised the president but stopped short of endorsing his candidacy.

Does he have your support to be the head of the Democratic Senate?

As long as the president head, the president, it's up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We're all

encouraging him to to make that decision because time is running short. He has said firmly this week he is going to run.

Do you want him to run?

I want him to do whatever he decides to do.

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