Congressional Democrats admit Biden stumbled in the debate but stand by him for 2024 NBC News Top Stories By: Sahil Kapur and Kyle Stewart and Ryan Nobles and Rebecca Kaplan and Kate Santaliz and Ava Thompson and Ali Vitali 28 June 2024 at 14:32 An early panic about Bidenβs shocking debate performance did not immediately translate into congressional Democrats publicly calling on him to exit the presidential race.