Biden’s Call With Hispanic Lawmakers Goes Off the Rails

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Biden’s Call With Hispanic Lawmakers Goes Off the Rails
The call ended abruptly after Rep. Mike Levin asked Biden to withdraw from the race. Soon after, Levin formally called on Biden to step down as the nominee.
Reese Gorman
July 12, 2024 02:43 PM | Updated: July 12, 2024 03:53 PM

As President Joe Biden tries to talk with Democratic lawmakers and relieve their concerns, a virtual meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Friday appears to have caused more problems than it solved.

For starters, Biden showed up an hour late to the Zoom call, according to a source familiar with the meeting, and it didn’t get much better from there.

Organizers of the Zoom meeting had said only two members were allowed to ask questions — Reps. Sylvia Garcia and Lou Correa — but Biden opened the floor up to more questions, the source familiar with the call told NOTUS. At least the president tried to open up the meeting to more questions.

The source said the campaign tightly controlled who could ask a question on the call. Reps. Gabe Vasquez and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez both used the “raise hand” feature on the Zoom call, and both had their hands lowered by organizers of the call and were not allowed to speak, the source said. ...

Of the Democrats who weren’t preordained to speak but were still able to ask a question was Rep. Mike Levin. Levin’s question, however, was more of a comment: He said it was time for someone else to lead the party, and he called on Biden to step down as the nominee.

The president responded by trying to ease concerns about his age.

“That’s — that was great when you were feeling good, Biden, are you OK now? That’s what’s underlying,” Biden said, according to the partial transcript. “That’s what people are worried about. ‘I’ve got a grandfather who’s 85 years old, and he can’t walk.’ It’s a legitimate concern for people, but that’s why I think it’s important I gotta get out and show people everything from how well I move to how much I know and that I’m still in good charge.” ...

https://www.notus.org/biden-2024/biden-call-hispanic-lawmakers-off-the-rails

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Biden's meeting with Democrats turns into disaster
Story by Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor • 13h


Rep. Mike Levin said it was time to 'pass the torch' shortly after the meeting

Biden is trying to shore up support in Congress amid calls for him to step back


President Joe Biden's latest effort to soothe panicked House Democrats Friday fell flat after he showed up late to a zoom meeting, skeptics couldn't ask questions, and one zoom attendee promptly came out against him.
 
The calamity came as Biden met with members of a progressive BOLD PAC associated with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, as he leads on key constituencies even as dozens of members of his own party call for him to go.

The zoom session came hours after Biden's press conference where he calmed some Democrats by fielding questions at length with his future on the line, but also botched Kamala Harris' name by calling her 'Vice President Trump.'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-s-meeting-with-democrats-turns-into-disaster/ar-BB1pThUu?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=1fe89ebe38ce4c6a8bc55041ae4c5cb8&ei=77

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So, which is the democrat party more interested in, power and control, or the safety and security of America?