2024-07-24 20:23:39
The White House has rejected calls for US President Joe Biden to resign, calling it “ridiculous”. Biden spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday it was “ridiculous” to require that Biden also resign as president after withdrawing from the race for the White House. “Any such suggestion is ridiculous and inconsistent with our expectations.” She added that Biden’s decision had “nothing to do with his health.”
Biden’s spokesman said that despite his decision to drop out of the race for the White House and serve only one term, he is not a “lame duck,” referring to a president who remains in office but is considered politically incompetent. Applies because he is not running for re-election. “He wants to build on what we’ve accomplished,” she said, referring to Biden’s achievements in office. “We don’t see ourselves as a lame duck president at all. Not at all.”
Biden, 81, announced on Sunday that he would not run for re-election amid widespread questions about his mental and physical health. Instead, he pledged his support to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Calls within the Republican Party for Biden to resign immediately as president have grown louder since he withdrew on Sunday. “If Joe Biden is not fit to run for president, he is not fit to be president. He must step down immediately,” U.S. House Republican Leader Mike Johnson said.
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