[[{“value”:”Rep. Angie Craig ( D- MN) became the latest House Democrat to call on Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election.
Craig is the fifth House Democrat publicly calling for Biden to step aside, joining Reps. Lloyd Doggett ( D- TX ), Raúl Grijalva ( D- AZ), Seth Moulton ( D- MA ), and Mike Quigley ( D- IL ).
Craig is the primary swing-district House Democrat to make such calls, according to Axios.
” As an elected leader, I feel a responsibility to be honest about what I believe, even when it’s hard to hear. President Biden is a great man, and I applaud his lifelong service. However, I think he should step down in favor of the upcoming generation of leaders. The stakes are very high”, Craig said.
As an elected leader, I feel a responsibility to be honest about what I believe, even when it’s tough to hear.
President Biden is a great man &, I appreciate his lifetime of service.
However, I think he should step down in favor of the upcoming generation of leaders.
The stakes are very … pic. twitter.com/rtZLz6riDp
— Angie Craig ( @AngieCraigMN) July 6, 2024
Read her whole statement:
Axios reports:
In the upcoming days, more lawmakers are expected to formally demand that Biden step down, according to various Democrats who have told Axios.
Biden has frequently resisted being forced to step down.
His campaign is “focused then on moving ahead with the campaign and defeating Donald Trump,” according to Michael Tyler, his campaign communications director.
Reports suggest that a group of Democrats may quickly request that Biden step down from the race in the Senate.
According to two people with direct knowledge of the plan, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia ) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask President Biden to step down from office.
WATCH:
When Biden is questioned about Sen. Mark Warner’s plan to replace him on the ticket, Biden responds,” Mark is a fine man…. he also made an effort to win the nomination, also.
Mark Warner previously ran for president, but he did not in fact do so. pic. twitter.com/HTDRnZnapf
— Greg Price ( @greg_price11 ) July 6, 2024
Strikes me as a great deal.
Sen. Mark Warner seeks to assemble group of Democratic senators to ask Biden to exit race https ://t.co/RsYKF9CAUR
— Laura Ingraham ( @IngrahamAngle ) July 5, 2024
From The Washington Post:
According to those who spoke on the condition of anonymity, Warner is telling Democratic senators that Biden can never more win the election in the wake of his failing debate performance. Warner has stated in other publications that he is deeply concerned that Biden wo n’t be able to defeat former president Donald Trump in a campaign.
Instead of releasing a statement that read,” Senator Warner believes these are crucial days for the president’s campaign, and he has made that obvious to the White House,” Warner spokeswoman Rachel Cohen would neither confirm nor deny that the senator thinks Biden needs to withdraw.
On Friday afternoon, Biden asserted from Wisconsin that he will “beat Donald Trump”.
” I’m not letting one 90-minute debate sever three and a half years of my work.” I’m staying in the race”, he said.
Biden even stated in Wisconsin that he would defeat Trump once more in 2020.
WATCH: Joe Biden Promises To” Beat Donald Trump In 2020″!”}]] [[{“value”:”
Angie Craig, a Democrat from Minnesota, is the latest House Democrat who has called on Joe Biden (D) to withdraw from the presidential election of 2024.
Craig is the fifth Democrat to publicly call for Biden’s resignation, joining Reps. Lloyd Doggett(D-TX), Raul Girijalva(D-AZ), Seth Moulton(D-MA), Mike Quigley(D-IL).
According to Axios Craig is the first swing district House Democrat who has made such calls.
“As a leader elected, I feel it is my responsibility to be honest, even if it’s difficult to hear, about what I believe. I think President Biden is an excellent man and I am grateful for his lifetime of service. I think he should step down for the next generation. Craig said that the stakes were too high.
As an elected leader, it is my responsibility to be honest with what I believe, despite the fact that it may be difficult to hear.
President Biden has been a good man for his entire life.
But I think he should step down for the next generation.
The stakes are too… pic.twitter.com/rtZLz6riDp
Angie Craig (@AngieCraieMN) 6 July 2024
Read her full statement
Axios reports:
Axios reported that other Democrats also told Axios that they believed Biden should step down and more lawmakers will likely publicly call for Biden’s withdrawal in the next few days.
Biden has repeatedly refused to step aside when he was asked to do so.
Michael Tyler, his campaign communications director, said on MSNBC the president understood “there were some concerns coming out of the debate”, but that the campaign raised an additional $38 million following that night. The campaign is now “focused on moving forward with its campaign and defeating Donald Trump.”
Reports suggest that a group in the Senate may be calling for Biden’s withdrawal from the race.
“Sen. Two people with direct knowledge about the effort say that Mark R. Warner, (D-Va.), is trying to gather a group Democratic senators in order to ask President Biden for his resignation from the presidential race.
WATCH:
Biden, when asked about Mark Warner’s efforts to replace him as the nominee for the Democratic Party, said “Mark is a great man ….he tried to get it too”
Mark Warner has never run for president. pic.twitter.com/HTDRnZnapf
Greg Price (@greg_price11), July 6, 2024
It seems to me that this is a major issue.
Sen. Mark Warner seeks to assemble group of Democratic senators to ask Biden to exit race https://t.co/RsYKF9CAUR
Laura Ingraham, @IngrahamAngle, July 5, 2024
The Washington Post
According to people familiar with the private conversations, who spoke anonymously to speak freely, Warner told Democratic senators Biden could no longer be in the race after his faltering performance in the debate. Warner has expressed concern that Biden will not be able to run an effective campaign that can beat former President Donald Trump.
Rachel Cohen, a spokeswoman for Warner, would not confirm or deny whether the senator believes Biden should drop out of the race. Instead, she issued a statement which read: “Like many people in Washington and throughout the country, Senator Warner feels that these are critical times for the president’s election campaign and has made this clear to the White House.”
Biden said from Wisconsin on Friday afternoon that he would “beat Donald Trump.”
“I won’t let a 90-minute debate erase three and a 1/2 years of hard work.” “I’m still in the race,” said he.
Biden said in Wisconsin he would also beat Trump again in 2019.
Watch: Joe Biden promises to “beat Donald Trump in 2020!”
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