Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said on CNN’s “The Newsroom” on Thursday that President Joe Biden should withdraw from his reelection campaign.
Brinkley said, “If Biden said tomorrow, ‘I’m stepping down and Kamala Harris will be president. I’m going back to Delaware to advise her. I’m the highest-ranking civilian in the country,’ we wouldn’t have history repeating ’68. Jefferson would say that. Theodore Roosevelt would say that. Biden would make a good impression. And we’ll have the first woman president of the United States and the focus in Chicago will be on who is running against Kamala Harris. And Kamala Harris is the easiest person to win delegates and raise donations for.”
Host Jim Acosta asked, “Do you think that’s what you should do?”
“I think that’s what we should do,” Brinkley said.
“Do you think he should resign?” Acosta asked.
Brinkley responded, “Yes, I think so. Because how can you win when your entire party is begging you to step down? Well, especially one group, I mean, one AOC that I know, supports him, some labor members support him, but that’s going to split the Democratic Party, split it like a coconut split in half. How can you get into that divided Chicago? Chicago is already going to be in chaos because the anti-Gaza Israel protests are going to resume. He needs to streamline the party. And by writing a letter that says he’s stepping down for health reasons. Take a cognitive test first. Take a cognitive test, and if you pass, maybe things will change. But if you find yourself in a difficult position for any reason, say, ‘My time is over. I served my country. But here is a great person, Kamala Harris. Finally, America, the country of freedom and democracy and equal rights, is back.'” “Finally, we have a woman president,” Joe Biden said.
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