Coons calls Gaetz nomination 'deadly serious challenge' to Senate
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said Wednesday that President-elect Trump's choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be attorney general is due to the Senate's constitutional role of advising and consenting to the president. “This poses an extremely significant challenge,'' he said. candidate. In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's “The Lead,” Coons said he […]
Coons 'glad' Zelensky, Trump met but said it was a 'strikingly awkward moment'
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said he was pleased that former President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were able to meet, but found it “extremely awkward” when Trump mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin. “There was a moment,” he said. “I'm glad they met. It's important that there be a dialogue between President Zelensky and both […]
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Coons: Dems backing Biden ‘angry and hurt’ by calls to end campaign
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said in a new statement that Democratic senators who supported President Biden’s reelection campaign to the end were “deeply angered and hurt” by calls from Democrats for Biden to stop campaigning. interview With Robert Costa of CBS This Morning. Coons, Biden’s closest ally in the Senate, said the weeks leading up […]
Coons, campaign co-chair, says Biden 'weighing' who will be best to defeat Trump
Sen. Chris Coons (Delaware), national co-chair of President Biden’s reelection campaign, said Friday that Biden is “considering” who the Democratic candidate would be best to defeat former President Trump in November’s presidential election, suggesting Biden is carefully considering the option of stepping aside another candidate. But Coons also stressed that he considered Biden the leading […]
Coons: 'Too many close calls' with political violence
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said Sunday in response to the assassination attempt on former President Trump that he had “far too often come close to political violence” during his tenure in Congress. Coons, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” referred to the violence against his colleagues Rep. Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) and former Rep. Gabby Giffords […]
Coons shuts down speculation about Pelosi’s Biden comments: she is ‘capable of speaking clearly’
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) denied speculation about comments made by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) about whether President Biden should leave office. Coons, a Biden aide, discussed the president’s political future with CNN’s Caitlin Collins on Wednesday night, nearly two weeks after his lackluster debate performance but with concerns remaining. Earlier in the day, House […]
Joe Biden ‘sharp and commanding’ but has ‘diminished energy,’ Chris Coons says
Senator Chris Coons (Delaware), co-chair of the Biden campaign, acknowledged in an interview that Biden, now 81, has “less energy” than he did in his younger years, but argued that the president has not shown “mental weakness” and remains “sharp and dignified.” Coons, in an interview on Politico’s podcast “Playbook Deep Dive,” said he was […]
Coons warns Netanyahu his legacy could be the breakdown of relations between the US and Israel
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his next war strategy could affect his country’s relationship with the United States. As President Joe Biden’s campaign co-chairman, Coons appeared on This Week on Sunday to predict the repercussions of Israel attacking Rafah, Gaza, which is filled with Palestinian refugees. According to Coons, an invasion of Rafah […]
Chris Coons dismisses protesters’ influence on Biden’s Israel stance
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) rejected the idea of any influence that pro-Palestinian protesters have had on President Joe Biden‘s stance when it comes to Israel. Coons appeared on Fox News Sunday as Biden’s campaign co-chair to address the president’s apparent change of tone concerning Israel. While at first, Biden steered clear from any language around […]