(NewsWorthy.news.com) – Senior Democrats threatened to forcibly remove President Joe Biden from office unless he stepped down from his reelection campaign, according to reports. A source with close links to the Biden family told reporters that a “palace coup” was orchestrated by operatives at the party’s highest levels to dissuade the 81-year-old president from continuing with his reelection campaign.
The source claimed that Biden stubbornly resisted the pressure to step down, and that the president displayed plenty of frustration, anger and even paranoia as rising numbers of Democrats and donors pressed him to withdraw from the race. Over 30 Democrats were calling on the president to step down when he made the announcement. Even actor George Clooney, a Democratic donor and friend of the incumbent president, joined others in encouraging him to let a more viable candidate take over the presidential campaign.
Republicans took their criticism of Biden further following his announcement to step down and called on him to resign immediately. House Speaker Mike Johnson said if Biden is unfit to run for reelection, he is unfit to serve the remainder of his term in the White House. He added that the election on November 5 cannot come soon enough.
Some commentators suggested that contributing factors to Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign amounted to more than concerns about his mental acuity. Biden has been criticized by both sides of the political spectrum for his stance on the Gaza conflict, and his economic policies and handling of the border crisis have been blasted by conservatives throughout his term.
Republicans had already suggested that the presidential campaign was steered by Vice President Kamala Harris behind the scenes. Now that Harris has secured a majority of nominations from Democratic delegates, the GOP is reportedly looking to link the vice president to the controversial policies of the Biden-Harris administration leading up to the November vote.
The source close to the Biden family claimed that Biden was showing signs of confusion two years ago. Former President Barack Obama did not endorse or mention Harris in his statement after Biden’s announcement on July 21. The former president expressed his admiration for Biden’s political career, and stressed that the incumbent president did not give up on his campaign without putting up a fight. He added that Biden would not have chosen to bow out of the race unless it were in the country’s best interests.
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