Biden will address the nation at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic presidential bid

FILE - President Joe Biden, center, makes opening remarks during the NATO summit in Washington, July 10, 2024. It's been two weeks since Biden's debate with Donald Trump and there's rampant gloom in the party about Biden's chances in the fall if he stays in the race. On Thursday, July 11, the 11th lawmaker joined the list of Democrats calling on Biden to end his candidacy. After days of reckoning, many more are known to be harboring that wish.