Biden and his allies rush to reassure anxious Democrats who want him off the ticket NBC News Technology 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.