'You can't defeat Trump': Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi told Biden to quit, says report

First the debate disaster on 27th June, and now COVID. All seems to be falling out of place for US President Joe Biden, who is facing growing calls to step down from the race.

If reports are to be believed, former House speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told Biden that he cannot defeat Donald Trump.

CNN reported that Pelosi was seen convincing Biden to not run for the presidential polls, saying that he could destroy Democrats’ chances of winning the House in November, if he continues seeking a second term.

A source told CNN that Biden got defensive about the polls and told Pelosi that he can win.

The conversation is believed to have taken place in early July.

This was the second conversation between Pelosi and Biden after the US president's train-wreck debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump.

Not only Pelosi, but two top Democrats in the US Congress have also expressed their concerns to Biden.

BBC reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have told Biden to re-consider his bid to contest for the White House.

Notably, in an interview with BET News Biden had indicated, for the first time that he would consider dropping out of the race if any of his doctors said he had a "medical condition".

The president also added that he did not feel he could pass the mantle with the country so "divided".

But a Pelosi spokesperson told CNN that the former House speaker has been in California since Friday and she has not spoken to Biden since.