Democrats Are Already Past the Point of No Return

Perhaps Joe Biden’s coterie is genuinely convinced the president will be on the ballot in November. Maybe their professional obligations leave them with no other choice but to maintain an unconvincingly defiant posture. Regardless, the Biden team has been compelled to spend the bulk of its working hours refuting the deluge of Democrats assuring reporters that the end is near.

“That is not happening, period,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates told NBC News reporters in response to a dispatch claiming that Biden’s family were resigned to the president’s fate. “Keep the faith.” Joe Biden “is more committed than ever to beat Donald Trump,” the president’s 2024 campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, told the hosts of Morning Joe on Friday. “We are built for the close election that we are in, and we see the path forward.” The Biden allies who spoke to CBS reporter Robert Costa were even feistier. “Sources close to President Biden tell me tonight they’re furious that while the president is trying to recover from Covid in Rehoboth, a pressure campaign keeps picking up speed,” he wrote. “If they want him out, they’ll have to push.”

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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Perhaps Joe Biden’s coterie is genuinely convinced the president will be on the ballot in November. Maybe their professional obligations leave them with no other choice but to maintain an unconvincingly defiant posture. Regardless, the Biden team has been compelled to spend the bulk of its working hours refuting the deluge of Democrats assuring reporters that the end is near.

“That is not happening, period,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates told NBC News reporters in response to a dispatch claiming that Biden’s family were resigned to the president’s fate. “Keep the faith.” Joe Biden “is more committed than ever to beat Donald Trump,” the president’s 2024 campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, told the hosts of Morning Joe on Friday. “We are built for the close election that we are in, and we see the path forward.” The Biden allies who spoke to CBS reporter Robert Costa were even feistier. “Sources close to President Biden tell me tonight they’re furious that while the president is trying to recover from Covid in Rehoboth, a pressure campaign keeps picking up speed,” he wrote. “If they want him out, they’ll have to push.”

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.