Washington Post editorial board weighs in on Biden stepping down: ‘In denial’
By
Ross O'Keefe
July 12, 2024 8:52 pm
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The left-leaning Washington Post editorial board released an op-ed titled “Biden remains in denial. He needs to come to grips with reality” on Friday, further reinforcing their position that President Joe Biden should step down.
They said Biden is “oblivious to political furor surrounding him and in denial about his frailty, personally and politically” as they cited examples from Thursday in which Biden called Vice President Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump” and introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin.”
“The president and his team argue that everyone should focus on his record of accomplishment and brightening news on both the foreign and domestic fronts: easing inflation, plummeting border crossings and reports that a Gaza cease-fire agreement is within reach,” the board wrote. “They have a point. Yet the terrible irony is that the best way to ensure that a GOP victory does not undo this progress might be to hand the reins to a successor more capable of making the case than the president himself.”
Almost 20 House Democrats have called for Biden to step aside in his bid for reelection this week, with a flurry of statements coming out after the make-or-break news conference Biden held when the NATO summit concluded Thursday. While many viewers said the content of the conference was acceptable, the multiple verbal gaffes he made the day of overshadowed any goodwill he could’ve gained from it.
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