Huh, Biden?
According to a chorus of political commentators, President Biden is so bitter about having his own party leaders withdraw his candidacy for re-election that he intentionally sabotaged Kamala Harris' campaign. It is said that there is
Since coming under pressure to withdraw from the race in July over concerns about cognitive decline, Biden has done little other than endorse Harris. Almost no show At a vice presidential election event.
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Harris also released her own comments last week about the White House's response to Hurricane Helen, even after she canceled a campaign event in Las Vegas and rushed back to Washington, D.C., to be briefed. , has repeatedly drawn the spotlight from his intended successor. Effects of the storm.
This lame duck leader has also committed a number of disgusting actions that will make Donald Trump-loving conservatives drool. That includes wearing a “Trump 2024” cap during a 9/11 anniversary event last month. Praises Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday It comes a day after Harris complained that DeSantis didn't return her calls about how she prepared the Sunshine State to deal with Hurricane Milton.
Jason Meister, a Republican political strategist and advisor to the Trump campaign, claimed that “Biden is deliberately taking revenge for stabbing Kamala in the back.''
“He never liked her. The happiest he's looked in the last four years is when he's wearing a red hat. [Trump 2024] After talking to Shanksville, I put on my hat. [Pa.] firefighter [last month] September 11th. He should just come out and support Trump. ”
Hank Sheinkoff, a New York-based Democratic strategist, said Biden's refusal to endorse Harris' campaign was a “power move” to “make people understand who's still the boss.” ” points out that there is a possibility that
“It's just ridiculous to think that he doesn't feel angry about the way he was treated and, frankly, that he was forced out in what some people have described as a coup. “There are,” said a veteran election consultant.
“Why doesn't he show up in places where he could do some good, like parts of Pennsylvania and states that the president has energized during his term? He doesn't want to give up the presidency of the United States. There are no people – it’s one of those jobs you don’t want to quit.”
while talking at President Trump's campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania On Wednesday, former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy also slammed Biden's loyalty.
“Somewhere in the back of my mind, somewhere I don't want to admit, maybe Joe Biden is actually I think I'm rooting for that,” he said. .
On Thursday, Ramaswamy doubled down on his remarks, telling the Post: “I think it's clear that Joe is still hurt by what happened.”
“I don't think he could have won.” [a second term]But in his and his family's opinion, they probably think it was taken away from them,” he added.
“Harris doesn't need help disrupting the campaign because she does it herself every time she speaks without using a teleprompter,” said Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Sunshine. [but] It's important to remember that there is no policy clarity between President Biden and Kamala Harris. ”
“Kamala Harris has said herself for the past four years that she would not do anything different, and our campaign will remind voters of this fact every day from now through November 5th. “I intend to,” Sunshine said.
White House press secretary Andrew Bates said Biden “made clear from the beginning that he was fully committed to Harris as he withdrew from the race, consistently fighting for her and supporting the nation.” Critics seem to have missed the fact that she has praised her leadership over the past three years. .
“He believes strongly in policies that will lead us into the future, away from irreversible division and extreme policies like Magnomics and a national abortion ban that leave the country irreversible,” the spokesperson said.
Another Biden campaign official said the president refused to heed Harris' call when DeSantis called the Florida governor “kind” about Hurricane Milton and praised the state's response to the storm. He claimed he did not know.
