President Biden met with Democratic governors Wednesday evening as he defiantly denied new reports he is weighing whether to drop out of the presidential race over concerns about his debate performance.

Blue state leaders sat down with Biden at the White House in his most significant face-to-face meeting with Democrats since the debate. The president seeks to calm fears that his reelection campaign against former President Donald Trump could be doomed after the debate last week.

Two published reports Wednesday said Biden has told an unnamed top ally that he may not be able to stay in the race if he cannot quickly convince the public he is up to the job.

The unnamed sources said Biden would take a couple of days to assess the situation. The White House quickly denied the reports.

"He’s moving forward with serving as president. He’s moving forward with his campaign,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told a briefing. “Anything else is absolutely false.”

The meeting on the eve of the July 4 holiday came after Democratic governors huddled online Monday and insisted on a private gathering with Biden.

Biden also had a private lunch with Vice President Kamala Harris earlier Wednesday, although the White House portrayed that as routine and not directly connected to the political firestorm.

Harris would be a leading candidate to be the Democratic nominee if Biden stepped down.

Biden reportedly spoke with Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in an effort to tamp down speculation he could step aside.

Biden’s inner circle — including first lady Jill Biden — has so far remained firm that he is not even considering dropping out of the rematch against Trump.

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