13 Democrats in Congress urged this Friday Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign and “pass the baton” so that a younger leader can confront the former president Donald Trump in the November elections.

This day marks the day when more legislators have made their discontent public. The movement shows that Much of the party is running out of patience for Biden to end his campaign voluntarilyafter having lost the support of several Democratic leaders, important donors and with the polls against him.

With these thirteen Democrats, it rises to 38 the number of members of Congress calling for Biden’s withdrawalwhich makes up more than 14% of the members of the Democratic caucus in both chambers. Of the 38 who are leading the revolt, 34 are representatives of the Lower House and 4 are senators.

Many of the lawmakers who called on Biden to end his campaign today used the phrase “pass the baton,” a phrase that has already become something of a slogan. According to media outlets such as The Washington Post and Politico, he appears to be orchestrating behind the scenes the Democratic rebellion that has emerged following the president’s controversial debate against Trump at the end of June.

Despite the pressure, Biden, who at 81 is the oldest president in US history, has given no public signs of wanting to retire. This Friday, in fact, announced in a statement that he will resume his campaign events next week, despite the fact that he is currently isolated at his residence in Delaware because he contracted Covid-19 this week.

“I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week,” Biden said in the press release. Despite the bluntness of his words, on Friday it was clear that the president might be feeling the pressure, as shown by the statements of his closest allies.

Senator Chris Coons, with whom he has a close friendship, said today that The president “is reflecting on the next steps and listening to his advisors while deciding on his political future”“I think our president is weighing what he needs to weigh: who is the best candidate to win in November and to carry forward the values ​​and priorities of the Democratic Party in this campaign,” Coons said at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.