For ads-free news, click here.
From The Hill: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) joined the growing list of Democrats calling on President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race Friday, suggesting in an interview that former President’s Obama and Clinton should help vet new candidates for a “mini primary.”
Lofgren joined MSNBC Friday to discuss what would happen if Biden were to decide to step aside — which he has thus far said he would not do — and what she hopes to see happen if someone new were added to the mix.
“Should he make that decision, there will have to be quick steps,” Lofgren said.
“Maybe a vetting hosted by former presidents including Obama and Clinton would be helpful and help focus the attention,” she added later. “And whoever emerges, including Kamala Harris, would be a stronger candidate than if we tried to exclude a transparent public process.”
In the MSNBC interview, Lofgren touted that multiple members of the now-disbanded January 6 Select Committee, including herself, Adam Schiff, and Jamie Raskin are all calling for Biden to step aside, so they can “get another candidate who can beat Donald Trump.”
“Donald Trump is a threat to America, and the world. He cannot be elected. He must not be elected,” Lofgren spat out.
WATCH BELOW:
‘There will be additional members’ calling for Biden to step down ‘in the coming days’
Rep. Zoe Lofgren joins @ChrisJansing to discuss why she is calling on Biden to step down, saying it is “pretty clear” that Biden is on a “trajectory to not prevailing” in the election. pic.twitter.com/Mfklj9DFvL
— MSNBC Reports (@MSNBC_reports) July 19, 2024
In her letter to Biden, Lofgren told Biden, “As I am aware that you have been provided data indicating that you in all likelihood will lose the race for President, I will not go through it again. Simply put, your candidacy is on a trajectory to lose the White House and potentially impact crucial House and Senate races down ballot. It is for these reasons that I urge you to step aside from our Party’s nomination to allow another Democratic candidate to compete against and beat Donald Trump in the November election.”
Rep @ZoeLofgren to Biden: “your candidacy is on a trajectory to
lose the WH and potentially impact crucial House and Senate races down ballot….I urge you to step aside from our Party’s nomination to allow another Democratic candidate to compete…” pic.twitter.com/wtXLUeenX6— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 19, 2024
