 His comments following a long letter from the president to congressional Democrats. Political strategist Greg Valliere. The letter from President Biden was a reaction to the grumbling from Democrats who are now worried that they could lose the House, the Senate, the White House, governorships. They're nervous and they would like him out and he wanted to preempt them. Houston's Mayor John Whitmire is warning people now to stay home as Beryl lashes the state as a hurricane turned tropical storm.