amy: later in the same interview, biden appeared to forget the name of his secretary of defense lloyd austin, referring to him as "the black man". separately on wednesday, california congressmember and u.s. senate candidate adam schiff publicly called on biden to "pass the torch", after reports he told donors privately biden could cost democrats the presidency and the senate if he stays in the race. this comes amid reports that top democrats nancy pelosi, and party leaders chuck schumer and hakeem jeffries, have directly expressed concerns to president biden over his ability to beat trump. meanwhile, biden has been the subject of backlash this week over comments he made in an interview with journalist speedy morman on complex, where biden claimed he was "very supportive" of palestinians. >> are you a zionist? >> yes. you know what a zionist is? >> i just ask the questions, i do not answer. >> i am the guy that did more for the palestinian community than anybody. i am the guy that opened up the assets. i'm the guy that made sure the egyptians open the border to get goods through. amy: