Conversations are continuing among House Democrats about whether they believe President Joe Biden should continue to run for reelection, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Thursday.

Jeffries refused to discuss details about the conversations or indicate where he personally stands on the matter.

“Throughout this week, as House Democrats, we have engaged in a process of talking to each other,” Jeffries said at his weekly Capitol Hill news conference. “Those conversations have been candid, comprehensive and clear-eyed, and they continue.

“As long as those conversations are ongoing, I'm going to respect the sanctity of those conversations until we conclude that process.”

On Monday, Biden sent a letter to congressional Democrats saying he is “firmly committed to staying in this race” and called for an “end” to talk within the party of him stepping aside.

But Jeffries remarks indicate House Democrats do not consider it a dead issue. Ten Democrats in the chamber have publicly called for Biden, 81, to withdraw from the race following his devastating debate performance last month, in which he struggled to articulate some of his answers. A handful of others have expressed similar opinions privately, according to reports. 

Jeffries has not provided any guidance to members of his caucus on the matter. He neither criticized the president nor gave him any ringing endorsements Thursday. The minority leader only said Biden and congressional Democrats are unified on their agenda and that he does not believe the president is a liability in House races.

Jeffries predicted Democrats will win control of the House in November “as long as we are able to clearly communicate our agenda of putting people over politics.”

He added: “It's important for us to continue to engage with each other here in the United States House of Representatives, but even more important for our members as they have been doing, to engage with their constituents back home, on any issue. This is representative democracy.”

Jeffries declined to speculate about how Democrats might respond if Biden struggles during his NATO news conference Thursday.