President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was saddened to learn that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will resign as party leader in November and then step down in January.
“I trusted him, we had a great relationship, and we fought like crazy. But he never, ever misrepresented anything. “I’m sorry to hear he’s resigning,” Biden told reporters, according to a video posted on X and transcribed by Recount. The two served in the Senate together for decades until Biden became vice president in 2008.
President Biden said he would be “disappointed” to see Mitch McConnell step down from Senate leadership.
“I trusted him, we had a great relationship, and we fought like crazy. But he never, ever misrepresented anything. I am sorry to hear that he is resigning.” pic.twitter.com/U4a1RaQ94v
— The Recount (@therecount) February 28, 2024
McConnell, 82, spoke Thursday on the Senate floor and said he would retire from his seat at the end of the 118th Congress, saying, “Father Time is not yet defeated,” and “It’s time for the next generation of leaders.” ” he said. Breitbart News pointed out:
“As the book of Ecclesiastes tells us, there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven,” he said. “One of the most underrated talents in life is knowing when it’s time to move on to the next chapter of your life. So I stand before the President and my colleagues today and say this is my role as Republican leader. I would like to say that this will be my last term.
McConnell’s announcement followed multiple episodes last year in which he would freeze for long periods of time during conversations with reporters.
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Meanwhile, pressure has mounted on Biden, who is also in his 80s, about his age, especially after Special Counsel Robert Hur’s damning report on the investigation into Biden’s classified documents in early February. Mr. Xu said in his report that the president’s memory is “severely limited.”
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Additionally, polls show voters are concerned about Biden’s age and mental acuity.According to a Harvard University/Harris poll carried out Between February 21 and February 22, 59% of registered voters said they had doubts about his suitability for public office. Similarly, 67% of all respondents said he was “too old” for the presidency. The poll surveyed 2,022 registered voters nationwide and did not specify the margin of error.
An NBC News poll released ahead of Mr. Xu’s report found that 89% of voters, to varying degrees, believe that Mr. It turns out that there are concerns.
The poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters from January 26 to 30 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Mr. McConnell and Mr. Biden are both the subjects of author Peter Schweizer’s new bestselling book published by Harper Collins. Blood Money: Why those in power turn a blind eye while China kills Americans. Breitbart News on Thursday published an article outlined in Schweitzer’s book, “‘Blood Money’: Why Mitch McConnell won’t talk about China’s drug war on America.” sit #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list.
Schweitzer, a senior contributor to Breitbart News and director of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), is a best-selling author. corrupted profile, clinton cash, secret empire, and red-handed. Throughout his career, he has exposed corruption at the highest echelons of society.
