The Biden team seems to be engaging in wishful thinking, praising Joe Biden’s foreign policy skills during an embarrassing NATO press conference, during which he mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as “President Putin.”
Later, he held a “Big Boy” press conference, which was a complete disaster, filled with the usual fumbling, mumbling, and outright lies.
At this point, they seem willing to say or do anything to try to salvage his situation, as they are desperate to dig him out of the hole he’s in.
However, even Democrats are not buying the narrative Biden and his team are pushing.
CBS News reports that potentially “dozens” of Congressional Democrats are expected to issue statements calling on Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race.
According to the outlet, this may happen within the next 48 hours.
UNITED STATES: CBS News reports that four Democratic sources say they ‘expect dozens of Democratic lawmakers over the next 48 hours to issue statements calling for President Biden to step out of the race’
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 12, 2024
“Four Democratic sources tell CBS News that they expect dozens of Democratic lawmakers over the next 48 hours to issue statements calling for President Biden to step out of the race,” CBS News reporter Kathryn Watson wrote in a post on X.
Four Democratic sources tell CBS News that they expect dozens of Democratic lawmakers over the next 48 hours to issue statements calling for President Biden to step out of the race, @margbrennan reportshttps://t.co/0u4LADwZQZ
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) July 11, 2024
From CBS News:
The planning is coordinated, and some of the statements are pre-written, according to two sources. And it’s not clear that anything Mr. Biden said in his high-stakes press conference Thursday night could redirect the expected course of events.
House Democratic leadership has indicated to members that they should speak their minds, multiple sources told CBS News. One of those well-placed sources predicted that the next three to four days will be “brutal,” and that it may become untenable by sometime next week for the president to continue in the race.
Congressional leaders aren’t expected to publicly speak out themselves or to attempt a forced replacement of Mr. Biden, aiming to avoid a public break with the president out of respect. But there is also a recognition, as two sources put it, that public calls from leadership would trigger stubborn opposition from the president.
It’s not clear that any number of defections from Democrats will change the president’s mind. So far, more than a dozen House Democrats and one Senate Democrat have publicly called on Mr. Biden to end his reelection bid.
On Thursday, two more House Democrats joined the growing list of lawmakers publicly calling on Joe Biden to step aside.
“I was one of President Biden’s earliest supporters in 2020, and I’m proud of the progress we’ve made for Arizona. However the stakes in this election could not be higher. For our country’s sake, it is time for the President to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders,” Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) said.
I was one of President Biden's earliest supporters in 2020, and I'm proud of the progress we've made for Arizona.
— Greg Stanton (@gregstantonaz) July 11, 2024
However the stakes in this election could not be higher. For our country's sake, it is time for the President to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders. pic.twitter.com/KSX1jd0O6m
“I do not believe President Biden should continue his candidacy for re-election as President,” Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) said.
NEW: Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii becomes the 12th congressional Democrat to call for President Biden to exit the race. His full statement below pic.twitter.com/2z3xMsjl6b
— Natalie Brand (@NatalieABrand) July 11, 2024
