Congressional Democrats admit Biden stumbled in the debate but stand by him for 2024 NBC News Top Stories 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.