 And the lower class is struggling, too. Second thing you need to know before a press conference that was designed to bolster support for President Biden appears to have backfired. After he talked with members of the big media, more members of his own party have called for him to step down. Colorado Representative Brittany Peterson, California Representatives Mike Levin and Scott Peters, Connecticut Representative Jim Hines and Illinois Representative Eric Sorensen all issued calls for Biden to end his reelection campaign.