Republican lawmakers are calling for President Joe Biden to step down after he announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection after all, with the Democratic National Convention just four weeks away.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in a statement on Sunday. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest 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’s resignation from the race and his resignation from the presidency should go hand in hand, said Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Republicans’ vice presidential nominee.
“If you can’t run,” he said, “you can’t serve.”
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said on X that Biden “didn’t go far enough” in resigning from the race.
“If Joe is too weak to stay in the race for the presidency, he should resign as our Commander-in-Chief immediately,” she added.
Sen. Josh Hawley said Biden is unfit to remain the nation’s president if he can’t continue his campaign. “If you can’t run a mere political campaign, you can’t be President,” the Missouri Republican posted on X.
Biden must resign immediately, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said.
“Regardless of the chaos in the current White House, our adversaries around the globe should be reminded that the U.S. Congress, the U.S. military, and the American people are fully prepared and committed to defend our interests both at home and abroad,” the speaker said.
“If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President,” he continued. “He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough.”
Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., said Biden’s supposed commitment to American democracy should inspire him to end his presidential term.
“I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people,” the president’s statement said. “Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We’ve protected and preserved our Democracy. And we’ve revitalized and
strengthened our alliances around the world.
“How can he remain president?” Bishop asked. “Yet another sign of devotion to ‘our democracy?’”
Biden must resign immediately, said Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., and former press secretary for Donald Trump.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said the Democratic party is in “absolute free fall” after attempting to cover up that Biden is unfit for office.
“Every elected Democrat in America owns Joe Biden’s failed and feckless record causing the border crisis, Bidenflation, and chaos and weakness around the world,” she said.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., agreed.
Biden remaining in the Oval Office is “a major national security crisis,” according to Rep. John James, R-Mich.
Biden is incapable of serving as president for the next six months, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said.
“For four years, those closest to Joe Biden, including Kamala Harris, knew he was not fit to be president and lied to the American people in an effort to hold onto their power,” Scott said. “It was painfully clear that Biden wasn’t competent for office going way back to 2021.”
Biden’s June 27 debate performance proved him incapable to run for president or remain president, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said in a news release.
“If Joe Biden is no longer capable of running for re-election, he is no longer capable of serving as President,” he said. “Being President is the hardest job in the world, and I no longer have confidence that Joe Biden can effectively execute his duties as Commander-in-Chief.”
“It is out of concern for our country’s national security that I am formally calling on President
Biden to resign from office,” Daines continued.
Reprinted with permission from The Daily Signal by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell.
Biden was unfit to run for POTUS in 2019, when his dementia was in an earlier but still quite notable stage. Once Biden was installed in the Oval Office, he didn’t actually “run” anything. He signed what he was told to sign, and he said, to the best of limited capabilities, what he was told to say. He’s been a glorified puppet being manipulated by the senior White House staff, mostly Obama retreads, and of course Jill Biden, who clearly likes the trappings of power and privilege. All the major day-to-day decisions are made by the senior White House personnel after they discuss important matters with the Party elite.
Is this a safe or sane way to run the United States? No, of course not, but this is how we have allowed ourselves to be governed for the last four years. Now with a little over three months left before the election, the GOP lawmakers now want to mount a push, or at least make a lot of noise ahead of the election, about trying to get Old Joe to step down and resign before the election. This will go nowhere. It’s just a way to try and get some GOP lawmakers some additional photo ops ahead of the election. Please, please GOP lawmakers focus on what you already have on your plates, before rushing to add yet another item destined to go nowhere.
The time to do this was at least three years ago after the Afghanistan fiasco, when it was readily apparent that Biden was mentally incapable of handling anything and his White House minders proved as feckless and completely useless as they were with Obama in the Oval Office. If not then, then right after Biden essentially gave Putin the green light for a “small incursion” into Ukraine. There are of course many other examples over the last 4 years, but you get the idea. The time to try and push Biden out, due to mental incompetency, was years ago BEFORE he and his staff created all the messes we have to live with today. The GOP needs to focus on retaining the House and getting back the Senate, so President Trump can walk in on Day One and start cleaning up all the messes left behind the Democrats and their disastrous policies.
What everyone should want to know is… where is Joe?
What is the lesser of two evils, Joebama or cackling kumbaya hairball???? Either one of these libtards, along with their puppeteers, can completely destroy our country in the coming months.
What an insult! Your president tweeted his resignation. What boob would not spend the 10 minutes to tape a resignation?
Whats that reason? and who gave the instructions to tweet?
Each of every one of these republicans running their mouths perpetuating this lie should resign in disgrace. President Biden decided he has enough left in the tank to go to January 20th, but not four more years after that and decided to hand the reins to his excellent VP, Kamala Harris.