Former NBC reporter Mark Halperin reported on Newsmax that Joe Biden will soon drop out of the 2024 election, and he has a speech drafted. Biden will not endorse Kamala Harris, but will endorse an open primary.
BREAKING NEWS: President Joe Biden has reportedly agreed to step down as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States as early as this weekend, sources tell political analyst Mark Halperin.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has refused to state whether he believes President Joe Biden will be able to serve a full second term via Mediaite.
It has been noted that during a recent interview with The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner, the journalist grilled the Senate lawmaker over concerns that the president would not be able to finish a second term in office.
A growing number of Democratic lawmakers have called on the president to bow out of the November race before the convention due to his poor performance at CNN’s debate against former President Donald Trump last month.
Sanders pushed back against Chotiner during the intense interview but did refuse to clearly state if he believed Biden could finish a second term.
CHOTINER: When you yourself say that you have concerns about whether Joe Biden would be able to finish a second term, I think it’s hard to ask people to —
SANDERS: I didn’t say that. I did not. Didn’t say that.
CHOTINER: You said, “I have concerns about everything” when I asked you about that, implying that that was one of your concerns.
SANDERS: Well, don’t — Well, yeah, I am. I am. I’m concerned about the existential threat of climate change.
CHOTINER: I’m concerned about that, too. I would like a President —
SANDERS: I’m concerned about your health, and I’m concerned about my health. Don’t take that as whether I’m worried about —
CHOTINER: O.K., so you’re not concerned about whether Joe Biden can be President in 2028, early 2029. You’re not concerned about that?
SANDERS: I’m concerned about a lot of things, but, yeah, Joe Biden will get elected. If Joe Biden gets elected —everybody’s health is in question. You don’t know what’s going to happen, right?
CHOTINER: I would just say that you not being able to say this clearly is a reason that people might have doubts about whether he should be the nominee, and feel that the Party should choose someone who people feel confident can finish their term.
SANDERS: You are doing exactly what I’ve been faulting. If you want to make the case that Biden is not the perfect candidate for a dozen different reasons, go ahead, and you’re right, but, tell me, you’ve got a better path forward? I don’t think you do, because I don’t think there is a better path forward. I think he is the best candidate, and I think if he runs a strong, effective campaign focussed on the needs of the working class of this country, he will win. And I think there’s a chance he could win big.
