 He called for healing, said the country must be rescued from failed leadership, and vowed to be a president for all of America, not half of America. At the Republican National Convention, Greg Clugston, Milwaukee. Sidelined at his Delaware beach house with COVID, President Biden faces mounting pressure from prominent Democrats to abandon his bid for re-election. In the meantime, White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby insisting that Mr. Biden is not out of the loop.