“I think it’s over”: Biden resigns after assassination attempt from desk

After more and more prominent Democrats and party supporters called for incumbent President Joe Biden to resign and put another Democratic candidate in the race, insiders say the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has halted the plan.

“I think it’s over — we’ve lost all momentum,” a Biden aide told NBC News. On Saturday, the 81-year-old held a caucus meeting with House Democrats to dispel doubts about his mental state — but many elected representatives were unimpressed.

«[Die Demokraten] Had a really bad political day and then we had this supernova event. Everything is frozen now,” said the longtime Democratic strategist, who has worked on several presidential campaigns.

After the attack Saturday evening, Joe Biden condemned the attack in a nationally televised address: “This kind of violence has no place in America; it’s sick, it’s sick,” Biden said.

Immediately after the shooting at a campaign event, Biden’s team significantly scaled back its campaign, for example stopping the airing of TV ads. In addition, security measures have been drastically increased at the Democratic campaign headquarters.

If Joe Biden resigned now amid the crisis, it would reflect poorly on the Democratic Party in general, said another Biden ally: “The effort to remove Biden from power is over. He will not resign voluntarily for now. Biden has shown he will fight.