Isolated at his beach house in Delaware, Joe Biden watches with displeasure the “orchestrated campaign”, as he characterizes public calls from Democrats for him to withdraw from the presidential race, while he has reportedly expressed bitterness toward some he once considered close to him, including former US President Barack Obama.

As reported by New York Times, Biden has been in politics long enough to know that the leaks that have appeared in the media in recent days are orchestrated by some to increase pressure on him to drop out, according to people close to him. He considers her Nancy Pelosithe former Speaker of the House, the main instigator, but he expresses his bitterness towards Obama as well, as he considers him to be working behind the scenes.

The crisis between the sitting president and his party leaders in the final stretch of the election season is unprecedented in Washington in generations, not least because the Democrats now working to oust him have been among his most critical allies for the past dozen years . According to the report, it was Obama who picked him for the vice presidency, who then led him to the White House in 2020, and it was Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, who contributed to the success of his legislative work.

According to his inner circle, Joe Budden is interpreting calls from his former aides to withdraw as a message from the Obama camp that the former president has done nothing to help him in recent days.

Obama’s invisible but clearly felt presence lends particular weight to the Biden challenger camp, given their eight-year partnership.

While Biden and his team have publicly insisted he will remain in the race, privately, those close to him say he is increasingly accepting the possibility that he will retire, with some even beginning to discuss dates and a place for a possible announcement.

Advisers believe Biden would not want to make that announcement before Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit Washington on Wednesday at the initiative of the Republicans to address Congress, as the American president does not wish to give this satisfaction to the Israeli prime minister because of the strained relations lately over the war in Gaza.

However, Biden on Friday pledged to continue in the presidential race in a statement. “I look forward to returning to the campaign trail next week to continue to expose the threat of Donald Trump’s ‘Project 2025’ agenda while championing my own vision for America: where we save our democracy, we will protect rights and freedoms and we will create opportunities for all,” he said.