 Holding your breath every time he does an event, every time he's with people. One top Democrat in close touch with Biden's inner circle of advisors told CNN, the person added that some of those advisors had privately acknowledged this is going to get worse. The Democrat was blunt about how the president's closest advisors have responded to any criticism or concerns about the president. Everyone who expressed any level of suspicion or contrary views, they call everyone and they beat the crap out of them and say, stay on message.