Some Democrats privately discussed concerns over Biden being unfit to run for reelection, paving the way for Trump, according to a new report.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 93rd Winter Meeting on Jan. 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Though Biden appeared emboldened, after all he had defeated Trump previously, some Democrats were concerned. Rep. Dean Phillips announced he would challenge Biden in the primary. “We’re at grave risk of another Trump presidency. I’m doing this to prevent a return of Donald Trump to the White House,” he
“I said, ‘Is there any particular reason why you called me? I’d like to know.’ He said, ‘You do realize, off the record, that Joe Biden is not going to be our nominee?’ I was stunned. I said, ‘What, how, why?’ He said, ‘I just was at a meeting with him with several other senators and he couldn’t even function. We can’t run him.’”The senator in question attempted to discuss the situation, which brought ire from the White House. “He was punished, as several of them were.
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