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AXELROD: "Well, look, the president made an unequivocal statement at the beginning of the week that he was in to stay in his letter to Congress, and yet, all of the congressional leaders and — including Speaker Emerita Pelosi — are saying the same thing, which is, 'Well, you know, it‘s up — up to him. We want to give him time, room to decide. It‘s his choice.' But the implication is that he may have made an unequivocal statement, but he ought to reconsider it. And I think they‘re trying to give him room. Listen, Jim Clyb — nobody loves and respects Joe Biden more than Jim Clyburn, but there are certain immutable realities of politics. And while the president, I don‘t know what his aides are telling him, but he‘s in a very tough spot right now to win this election. And if they‘re not telling him that, they‘re doing a disservice to him."