Biden and his allies rush to reassure anxious Democrats who want him off the ticket NBC News Top Stories By: Ben Kamisar and Ryan Nobles and Natasha Korecki and Peter Nicholas and Monica Alba and Kelly O'Donnell and Mike Memoli 28 June 2024 at 19:00 President Joe Biden's aides and allies circulated talking points to Democrats, fielded phone calls from nervous donors and shoehorned new lines into the president's speech Friday.