Joe Biden and David Axelrod
President Joe Biden (left) is 'trying to run out the clock,' according to former Obama advisor David Axelrod (right).
  • President Joe Biden is trying to "run out the clock," a former Obama advisor told CNN.
  • David Axelrod said that after the NATO summit and GOP convention, time gets too short to make a change.
  • Biden has come out forcefully against calls for him to step aside following last month's debate.

President Joe Biden is trying to "run out the clock" so that time becomes too short to make a change, a former Obama advisor said in an interview with CNN.