The Facts

• As the White House announced that US Pres. Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was retreating to his Delaware home to isolate late on Wednesday, multiple reports suggested he was being "receptive" to calls for him to step away from his re-election campaign.

• The development came after ABC News' Jonathan Karl reported on air that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) "forcefully" made the case to Biden that it would be better for him, the Democratic Party and the country "if he were to bow out" during a one-to-one meeting on Saturday.

• Further reports in ABC News and CNN stated that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also had similar discussions with Biden in recent days.