Republicans insisted on Sunday that if President Biden is not fit to run for president in 2024, he must also resign from the job right now – and immediately started attacking Vice President Kamala Harris.
In a statement on Sunday afternoon, Joe Biden announced he would not be running at the top of the Democratic ticket in November. He endorsed Harris to take his spot.
‘If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough,’ Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wrote on X.
‘If Joe Biden ends his reelection campaign, how can he justify remaining President?’ questioned newly-nominated VP candidate Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.
Republicans insisted on Sunday that if President Biden is not fit to run for president in 2024, he must also resign from the job right now – and immediately went on the attack of Vice President Kamala Harris
He tore into Harris: ‘As second in command and a completely inept border czar, Harris has been a gleeful accomplice — not only in the destruction of American sovereignty, security, and prosperity, but also in the largest political coverup in U.S. history. She has known for as long as anyone of his incapacity to serve.’
‘If Joe is too weak to stay in the race for the presidency, he should resign as our Commander-in-Chief immediately,’ Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., wrote on X just seconds after the momentous news.
‘If Joe Biden can’t run for re-election, he is unable and unfit to serve as President of the United States. He must immediately resign,’ House GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik added in her own post.
‘Then RESIGN your office. If you can’t run a mere political campaign, you can’t be President,’ Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., wrote on X.
‘If Joe Biden is unfit to be the Democrat nominee for president, he’s unfit to be president for the rest of his term. For the good of the country, Joe Biden should resign immediately,’ Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., wrote on X.
It’s unlikely that Republicans calls for his immediate resignation would have any sway over Biden. His decision to drop out of the running for another term was prompted by the pressure of calls from his own side to step aside.
In a statement on Sunday afternoon Joe Biden announced he would not be running at the top of the Democratic ticket in November
If Biden were to resign, Harris would become president and she would have to nominate a vice president who would have to be confirmed by both the House and Senate.
‘While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best intention of my party and the country, for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term,’ Biden wrote in a statement on Sunday.
‘IfJoe Biden is no longer capable of running for re-election, he is no longer capable of serving as president,’ Senate Republicans’ campaign chair Sen. Steve Daines, Mont., wrote on X.
‘Being president in the hardest job in the world and I no longer have confidence that Joe Biden can effectively execute his duties.’
The 81-year-old sent shockwaves through Washington by stepping aside Sunday after weeks of questions over his fitness to serve following his disastrous presidential debate performance that sparked a series of fumbles he could not recover from.
His historic move comes 24 days after the debate and following a 50-year career in politics that culminated in the White House.
Biden said he would speak in more detail about his decision in remarks to the country later this week.
Last week, Biden was pulled from the campaign trail after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the middle of a west coast swing. This led to even more speculation that he would soon drop out of the race.
It came after the showdown against Trump last month where Biden was often seen on split screen with his mouth agape and a million-mile blank stare. During his time to speak at the podium, the President would stumble, freeze, lose his train of thought and mumble his way through answers to moderator’s questions.