In anticipation of congressional Democrats returning to Capitol Hill after the July 4 recess, President Joe Biden has sent his colleagues a letter advising them he intends to remain their nominee.

“The question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now,” Biden wrote Monday. “It’s time for it to end. We have one job. And that is to beat Donald Trump.”

“We have 42 days to the Democratic Convention and 119 days to the general election,” he said. “Any weakening of resolve or lack of clarity about the task ahead only helps Trump and hurts us. It is time to come together, move forward as a united party, and defeat Donald Trump.”

Biden’s letter comes after last month’s debate against Trump, in which the president lost his train of thought and showed other signs of his 81 years of age, and last week’s interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, in which he denied Democrats were asking him to step down and declined to take an independent medical assessment, including a cognitive test.

“I have had extensive conversations with the leadership of the party, elected officials, rank and file members, and most importantly, Democratic voters over these past 10 days or so,” he wrote in the letter. “I have heard the concerns that people have — their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this election. I am not blind to them.”

“I can respond to all this by saying clearly and unequivocally: I wouldn’t be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024,” he added. “My fellow Democrats — we have the record, the vision, and the fundamental commitment to America’s freedom and our democracy to win.”

Biden amplified the message of his letter with a Trump-style telephone interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

“The bottom line here is that we are not going anywhere,” he said. “I am not going anywhere. I would not be running if I didn’t believe I am the best candidate to beat Donald Trump in 2024.”

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Four senior House Democrats added their voices to calls on Biden to stand aside last weekend, including Reps. Joe Morelle (D-NY), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Mark Takano (D-CA). Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is reportedly hoping to bring together Senate Democrats willing to encourage the president to do the same this week.