Democratic activist Van Jones delivered a scathing one-sentence critique of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign on Wednesday.
The White House announced on the same day that Biden had tested positive for COVID-19 again, despite having received a vaccination and a booster shot, and the president canceled planned campaign events due to feeling unwell and returned to his home in Delaware.
“Democrats are splitting apart. Republicans are uniting.”
Jones responded to the news on CNN, contrasting Trump’s show of strength after the assassination attempt with Biden’s perceived weakness on COVID-19.
“It’s a bad day,” Jones said. Said.
“When you step back and look at this, you see strengths and weaknesses,” he continued, offering a grim assessment of the situation. “Bullets didn’t stop Trump, but the virus stopped Biden.”
“The candidates of this party are being pandered to. Biden is being smothered by his party,” Vance continued. “The Democrats are ripping apart. The Republicans are uniting. That’s what’s happening. And at some point, this party has to face up to that reality and act.”
The blunt observation reflects growing discord within the Democratic Party.
In the weeks since Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Democrats have been chanting loudly for their party leader to step down. Even the most influential Democrats in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), have called for him to step down. View article On the wall.
But so far, Biden has resisted calls to step down as his party’s presidential nominee.
But the first cracks in Biden’s resolve are beginning to appear.
The New York Times Reported on Wednesday Biden is “more receptive” to the idea of stepping down, and Axios said Thursday. reported Biden may withdraw from presidential race This weekend.
However, the Biden-Harris campaign was denied that campaign They are preparing for every scenario in which Biden is not among the top Democratic candidates.
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