Clyburn says he’s ‘concerned’ about Black men voting for Trump
Rep. James Clyburn (D.S.C.) said he is “concerned” that black men will vote for former President Trump in the upcoming election, or not vote at all. “I'm concerned about black men saying, 'Go home,' and voting for Trump,” Clyburn told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday. “But my concerns do not prevent me from […]
Clyburn calls Project 2025 a ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
Rep. James Clyburn (D.C.) on Sunday called the conservative policy agenda Project 2025 “Jim Crow 2.0.” Clyburn said on CNN's “State of the Union” that he is the ninth Black member of Congress from South Carolina, nearly 100 years after the last Black member was elected. He blamed it on the Jim Crow era, likening […]
Biden quips to SC women's basketball team: ‘I work for Jim Clyburn’
President Biden hosted the University of South Carolina women's basketball team at the White House on Tuesday and joked that he's not actually the boss when it comes to one particular member of Congress. “My name is Joe Biden, I work for Jim Clyburn,” he said to laughter from the room, “Welcome, everyone. Welcome to […]
Clyburn says Harris has 'well beyond' support needed to top the Democratic ticket
Rep. Jim Clyburn of Colorado said Friday that VP Harris has “far more support” than she needs to officially win the Democratic nomination for the White House, following President Biden’s outgoing endorsement of her. “I think the vice president has far more votes than he needs to win the nomination on the first ballot,” Clyburn […]
Jim Clyburn Endorses Kamala Harris After Biden Drops Out
Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-South Carolina, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race. As Breitbart News reported on Sunday, Joe Biden made a historic decision not seen since Democrat Lyndon Baines Johnson refused to seek reelection in 1968. “Serving as your president has been the honor […]
Clyburn predicts election loss if Democrats have contested convention
Rep. Jim Clyburn (R-Colorado) left open the possibility of supporting a new candidate if President Biden drops out of the election, but predicted that Democrats are likely to lose the presidential election in November if they cannot quickly unify behind one presidential candidate. In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” […]
Clyburn presses Dems to unify as DNC nears with Biden candidacy in question
Rep. Jim Clyburn of Colorado has called on Democrats to support Biden as the Democratic convention approaches. As of Saturday, the number of Democrats calling for Biden to step down and those voicing their support for the public was split down the middle, with 35 people saying either side. “We’re not united in our support […]
Jim Clyburn Insists Biden ‘Has One Of The Best Minds’ And His Mistakes Are Related To ‘Stuttering’
Democratic South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn insisted on Friday that President Joe Biden’s mind is extraordinary and that his missteps pertain to his stutter rather than cognitive decline. Biden on Thursday mistakenly called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “President Putin” and confused Vice President Kamala Harris with former President Donald Trump. Clyburn on “the TODAY Show” […]
Rep. Clyburn defends Biden as ‘one of the best minds’ he’s ever worked with
Another Democrat weighed in on President Biden’s mental fitness and whether he’s capable of serving a second term. Rep. James Clyburn, D-N.Y., acknowledged in an interview with NBC on Friday that Biden is not the same person he was four years ago, but insisted that Biden is “the best mind” he has ever worked with […]
How Democratic kingmaker Clyburn has selected his messages of support for Biden
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) was President Joe Biden‘s key to winning the Democratic nomination in 2020, but as the president has faced mounting calls to step aside from the 2024 campaign, the influential South Carolina Democrat has offered a variety of statements. Clyburn was scheduled to appear on CBS News’s Face the Nation on Sunday, […]