Democratic organizers in Chicago have pulled a fundraising event for President Joe Biden that was slated to happen while the city hosts the Democratic National Convention.

Organizers for one Chicago fundraiser told CNN they paused conversations on the event in the aftermath of Biden’s lackluster presidential debate performance as some Democrats have called for him to step down. Now, they say the event has been pulled entirely as they have not been able to come to a consensus on how to proceed. 

The event was set to be a luncheon for a few dozen wealthy Chicago residents to bolster support from locals while Democrats gathered in their city. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), whose district encompasses many wealthy sections of the city’s north side, has called for Biden to step down from the top of the ticket.

“Mr. President, your legacy is set. We owe you the greatest debt of gratitude. The only thing that you can do now to cement that for all time and prevent utter catastrophe is to step down and let someone else do this,” Quigley said during an interview Friday night on MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes.”

The Biden campaign told CNN the event was not a campaign fundraising event.

The news comes as one Democratic donor, Damon Lindelof, called on fellow donors to withhold their money until Biden steps down.

“I maintain that Joe Biden is an excellent president, and I’m saddened that the intraparty language is attack/defend/retreat instead of a thoughtful and considered debate about where we are and how to get to where we need to be,” Lindelof told CNN in an email.

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“I think the characterization that the only folks asking for that conversation are ‘elites’ ignores the polling and the tens of millions of Americans who have been saying they were deeply concerned about our nominee for a while now,” he added.

Still, the Biden campaign reported a $38 million haul with $30 million from grassroots contributors four days after the debate. The DNC also has more volunteers slated to work the event than the Republican National Convention does next week.