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President Joe Biden said Monday that he is committed to staying in the 2024 presidential race to defeat Donald Trump , despite calls for the president to exit the race. While several members of Congress are calling for Biden to exit, the president is gaining support from some unlikely members. What Happened : Recent betting odds showed Vice President Kamala Harris with better odds to win the Democratic nomination in the 2024 presidential election.
Biden's letter to Democrats Monday changed the odds back in his favor, as he remains committed to the race and to defeating Trump . While Biden has lost support from some governors and members of Congress, he is gaining support from the so-called "Squad" members of congress that he has previously battled. Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.
Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are among those who have shown public support for Biden since the first presidential debate, which was viewed as a struggle for the president.
The left-wing congressional members previously called out Biden for negotiating with Republicans and not staying true to his word on some campaign promises, as reported by Bloomberg . Biden's support for Israel has also angered several members in the Squad of Congress, which started with Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.
) in 2018 and has since expanded. "Outside of a few outliers, I think everybody's supporting the president," Omar said Monday. Ocasio-Cortez .