A cacophony of voices on the left has called for President Joe Biden to step down as the nominee after a frightening debate performance put his cognitive decline on full display. Because of this, Democrats contend, Biden is unfit to be the nominee. When asked by The Federalist whether that also means Biden is unfit to be president for the next six months, 17 lawmakers failed to answer the question and one pointed to his previous comments denying that Biden should resign as president.
It seems that if Biden is incapable of running in November due to his cognitive decline, he might be incapable of running the country for the next six months. It’s hard to argue that a man not cognitively qualified to be the nominee is somehow qualified to be the president, but that’s apparently the stance some Democrats are taking.
The following Democrat lawmakers did not respond to repeated inquiries from The Federalist as to whether Biden should step down as the president after they called on him to step down as the nominee.
Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett became the first Democrat lawmaker to call for Biden to step down as the nominee.
“Recognizing that, unlike Trump, President Biden’s first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw,” Doggett said. “I respectfully call on him to do so.”
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig said she doesn’t believe Biden “can effectively campaign and win
