As Democrats gather to nominate Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee, delegates and attendees at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago weighed in on whether President Biden was abandoned by party leaders who pressured him to suspend his presidential campaign. Reports have circulated about Biden feeling “bitter” toward the top Democrats who organized his ouster...
The Washington Post editorial board admitted President Biden’s “inner circle worked to conceal his decline” on Tuesday in a piece celebrating Biden stepping down under intense party pressure last month. Critics of President Biden had long suggested he wasn’t mentally fit to serve another term, but he sought re-election until Democratic leaders effectively forced him...
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, said Monday that President Biden at this point is “basically president in name only.” “Tonight, we are going to hear from President Joe Biden, who at this point is basically president in name only,” Shanahan said in a video shared to X. “You know,...
CHICAGO – President Biden on Monday evening during his DNC speech spotlighted a debunked claim that former President Donald Trump spoke favorably of neo-Nazis in 2017 following the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally. “We’re in a battle for the very soul of America. I ran for president in 2020 because of what I saw in...
Delegates for the Democratic National Convention voted to approve their 2024 platform without editing the language to reflect that President Biden is not running for re-election. The 2024 party platform, approved by the delegates on Monday night, explicitly refers to “President Biden and Vice President Harris” and their “progressive agenda” to be implemented over the...
CHICAGO – Gov. Gavin Newsom said in the four weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Biden at the top of the Democratic Party’s 2024 ticket, “everyone and their mother is jumping on to help.” Harris has been riding a wave of momentum as she has enjoyed a surge in polling and fundraising after...
President Biden’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was delayed until after prime time on Monday night. The 81-year-old president used a tissue to dry his tears after being introduced on stage by daughter Ashley Biden at about 10:25 p.m. CT. He went on to deliver about an hour-long address that did not...
President Biden was lambasted overnight after critics drew comparisons between his comments on anti-Israel protesters and comments by former President Trump he has long criticized. “Those, those protesters out in the street, they have a point,” Biden said Monday at the Democratic National Convention – referring to anti-Israel protesters who converged on police fencing outside...
CHICAGO — Former President Obama will headline the second night of the Democratic National Convention under the banner of the Democrats’ “Bold Vision for America’s Future.” The convention, which is being held at United Center, started Monday and runs through Thursday, when Vice President Harris will formally accept the Democrat presidential nomination with her running...
NBC News’ Kristen Welker questioned Quentin Fulks, Vice President Harris’ deputy campaign manager, on why President Biden’s speech was pushed back on Monday night, as he dismissed criticism that it was “disrespectful” to the president. “Was that a mistake, what happened?” Welker asked. Biden, originally scheduled to speak at 10:30 p.m. (ET), started his speech...
