President Joe Biden reiterated his intention to remain in the 2024 race during his highly anticipated press conference on the sidelines of the 75th NATO summit, but his almost hourlong performance failed to prevent further Democratic defections.

Although his strongest moments from the press conference were foreign policy related, it is the questions that linger regarding his political strength domestically against former President Donald Trump before November’s election that had another House Democrat, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), immediately add his voice to the chorus of members of his own party calling on him to step down as their nominee at its conclusion. Himes was quickly followed by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Eric Sorensen (D-IL) urging Biden, 81, to end his campaign.