President Joe Biden will spend much of the July Fourth holiday weekend attempting to ease concerns about his candidacy among voters and Democratic power players.

Biden’s poor performance during the first 2024 presidential debate saw a coterie of Democratic strategists, officials, and lawmakers calling for his removal from the top of the ticket. The president’s team, however, maintained Biden’s intention to stay in the race and take part in the second debate in September.

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