independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.was asked whether he thought President Biden should resign at the end of his first term after the special counsel’s report found him to be an “elderly man with a poor memory.” answered.
Kennedy told Fox News that if he were in Biden’s shoes, if he was mentally impaired, as Special Counsel Robert Hur suggested, someone in his family would politely seek political front. He said he would hope that he would offer to leave.
“I think anyone can make a decision. [Biden’s situation] As much as I can. If he had the cognitive impairments identified by the special counsel, and I was in that position, I hope that his family and staff would approach me and help me quietly resign.” Kennedy said. Jesse Watters Prime Time. ”
Host Jesse Watters then asked if that was the best role for First Lady Jill Biden to play right now.
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“Yes,” Kennedy replied. “I think she should.”
But he added that if Biden believes he is fit to continue his re-election bid, he must agree to “unscripted discussions” in public and debate challengers. .
”[T]Please tell me what he plans to do about border closures. Tell me…what he’s going to do about restoring the middle class…about ending forever wars around the world, about unraveling corporate takeovers, about all these issues that matter to our country right now. please teach me. ” he said.
“We need a proactive president. We need someone we all trust to answer the 3 a.m. phone call…”
As Watters noted, other news outlets have also begun reporting rumors within Democratic circles about possible candidates to replace Biden.
A Washington Post article said that major Democratic donors are under pressure to decide whether they have time to nominate another prominent Democrat to replace Mr. Biden.
Those named include Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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Shapiro, who serves as attorney general and is in his first term after defeating retired Army Col. Doug Mastriano in 2022, recently told the ABC affiliate in Harrisburg that he had heard such stories, but that He said he characterized it as “noise.”
“I’m grateful that not only people here in Pennsylvania, but people across the country are paying attention to how we do our work,” Shapiro told WHTM.
Asked by MSNBC last year about the possibility of challenging Biden in the primary, Whitmer responded that she would be “proud” to support the president’s re-election instead. She serves as one of Biden’s campaign co-chairs.
On Fox News, Kennedy was also asked about a Super Bowl ad funded by a super PAC. The ad featured a portrait of the Democratic scion superimposed on the president’s uncle’s famous 1960 campaign ad.
President Kennedy said he was pleasantly surprised when many Americans saw the ad for the first time when they saw it on CBS on Sundays, and that his recent apology on the issue was due to the use of JFK’s ad. It was made clear that the message was directed at the families and others who were hurt.
Kennedy’s cousin Bobby Shriver (son of John F. Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of RFK Sr.) condemned the ad, saying his mother “would be appalled at something like this.” said. [RFK Jr’s] A deadly medical view,” he said, noting that Eunice’s portrait also appeared.
Regarding X, Kennedy responded to Shriver, saying he was sorry if the ad caused any distress, and added that federal regulations do not allow consultations between candidates and PACs.
“I send my sincere apologies to you and your family. God bless you,” Kennedy wrote.
Kennedy told Watters that he “loved” the ad, but knew right away it would irritate some members of his tribe.
“I don’t apologize for the ad, but I don’t want to hurt people’s feelings,” he said.
