Here’s the lede from the New York Times report on the Biden-family powwow to discuss the viability of his candidacy:
President Biden’s family is urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite last week’s disastrous debate performance, even as some members of his clan privately expressed exasperation at how he was prepared for the event by his staff, people close to the situation said on Sunday.
Mr. Biden huddled with his wife, children and grandchildren at Camp David while he tried to figure out how to tamp down Democratic anxiety. While his relatives are acutely aware of how poorly he did against former President Donald J. Trump, they argued that he could still show the country that he is capable of serving for another four years.
Mr. Biden has also been soliciting ideas from advisers about how to proceed, and his staff has been discussing whether he should hold a news conference or sit for interviews to defend himself to change the narrative, but nothing has been decided yet.
One of the strongest voices imploring Mr. Biden to resist pressure to drop out was his son Hunter Biden, whom the president has long leaned on for advice, said one of the people informed about the discussions, who, like others, spoke on condition of anonymity to share internal deliberations.
If you want to read between the lines, the media narrative, for now, is that Jill and Hunter Biden are the ones keeping Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket. The media want him out, if you count the avalanche of editorials urging him to exit the race over the weekend and the numerous embarrassing stories that are being leaked to Axios to pressure Biden to step down: He’s good from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. His family has hid him and his condition from White House staff.