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Senator Manchin calls on Biden to drop out of the presidential race

2024-07-21 17:50:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Senator Manchin calls on Biden to drop out of the presidential race
Senator Joe Manchin

Senator Joe Manchin has said it is time for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.

Manchin said he hoped the transfer of power could be done in the most respectful way.

"I hope so because I think it will leave him a tremendous legacy as one of the greatest leaders we've had," he told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" on Sunday.

"I think it's time to leave the turn to the new generation," said the senator, among other things

The senator said the campaign is an incredible mental and physical challenge for anyone and said he wanted the president to instead focus his energy on seeing out the final five months of his term.

Manchin said Biden could use that time to bring the country together, calm the rhetoric and be able to focus his attention on world peace.

As for potential replacements, Manchin said he hoped there would be an "open process" to choose a new candidate if Biden were to retire.

He said he favored governors as potential replacements because they "cannot afford" to be partisan as state leaders.

Manchin gave Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as possible options. The two governors are on a long list of names considered in Democratic circles.

Regarding Biden's mental capacity When asked by Tapper if he had noticed any changes in President Biden's mental state, Manchin replied, "I have not." He disputed any suggestion that he had noticed a change in the way the president had been behaving in recent months, saying, "I haven't had that problem."/ CNA





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