President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign claimed on Wednesday that all of the country’s Democrat governors support Biden to be the party’s nominee this fall as forces in the party are seeking to have him replaced following his disastrous debate performance last week against former President Donald Trump.

“Tonight President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Democratic governors from across the country at the White House to discuss their continued partnership in this reelection campaign,” the Biden campaign claimed in a statement following the meeting. “The president reiterated his determination to defeat the existential threat of Donald Trump at the ballot box in November and sought the advice and expertise of Democratic governors.”

The campaign said that the meeting also focused on the importance of making sure that Democrats were elected “up and down the ballot to deliver more Democratic governors and more Democratic majorities in Congress and statehouses across the country.”

“All participants reiterated their shared commitment to do everything possible to make sure President Biden and Vice President Harris beat Donald Trump in November,” the campaign claimed.

The White House hosted the meeting for the governors, which was attended in person by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the chair of the Democrat Governors Association, along with California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. All the other Democrat governors attended the event virtually.

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Many, but not all, of the governors released statements of support for Biden following the meeting.

During a meeting with the campaign earlier in the day, Biden denied that he was dropping out as he sought to ease staffer’s minds amid reports that he had told an ally that he was considering it.

“Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running,” Biden said. “No one is pushing me out,” he continued. “I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win.”

Democrat governors rallied behind President Joe Biden on Wednesday as the 81-year-old president faces growing calls to step aside and not run against former President Donald Trump this fall.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the chair of the Democrat Governors Association, attended the Biden event in person along with California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. The others attended the event virtually.

The Wall Street Journal found in a poll released on Wednesday that Trump leads Biden 48% to 42% and 80% of voters now say that Biden is “too old” to run again for president.

“Yes, he’s fit for office,” Walz claimed to reporters after the meeting. “None of us are denying Thursday night was a bad performance, it was a bad hit, if you will, on that, but it doesn’t impact what I believe, that he’s delivering.”

“The governors have his back,” Walz added. “A path to victory in November is the number one priority and that’s the number one priority of the president.”

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after 24 Democratic governors’ meeting with President Biden: “The governors have his back.” pic.twitter.com/PXgbrnIEIQ

— Joey Garrison (@joeygarrison) July 3, 2024

Moore said that the governors were “honest” with Biden about what their “feedback” was for him following the debate.

“We were honest about the concerns that we were hearing from people,” Moore said. “And we were also honest about the fact that, as the president continued to tell us and show us that he was all in, that we said we would stand with him.”

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Newsom posted on X after the meeting: “I heard three words from the President tonight — he’s all in. And so am I. @JoeBiden’s had our back. Now it’s time to have his.”

I heard three words from the President tonight — he’s all in. And so am I.@JoeBiden’s had our back. Now it’s time to have his.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 4, 2024

“Joe Biden is in it to win it,” Hochul posted on social media. “The stakes this November could not be higher.”

Whitmer posted online: “Joe Biden is our nominee. He is in it to win it and I support him.”

North Carolina’s Roy Cooper said in a statement: “We had a good meeting with the President talking about what’s needed to win. Donald Trump is an existential threat to our democracy, and everyone in the room agreed that defeating him is imperative. President Biden told us he is definitely running for re-election, he is our nominee and we’ll continue doing everything we can to deliver North Carolina for him.”