Biden Withdraws from 2024 Presidential Race, Sparks Republican Calls for Resignation
- Former President Trump and other Republican leaders are calling for President Biden's resignation.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading the demand for Biden's resignation, citing concerns over his fitness for office.
- The attack on Biden includes criticisms of his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris.
In a surprising yet anticipated move, President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would not seek re-election, just 107 days before the November elections. The announcement drew immediate reactions from Republican leaders, including former President Donald Trump, who took to his social media platform to criticize Biden's fitness for office. Trump claimed that Biden was unfit to serve from the start and suggested that the Democratic Party was abandoning him following a poor debate performance. Republican National Convention nominee Trump was joined by Senator JD Vance, who expressed that Biden's withdrawal would validate Trump's long-held assertion regarding Biden's mental fitness. Vance also criticized Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing her of complicity in Biden's alleged failures and calling her an ineffective leader. House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed these sentiments, stating that if Biden is unfit to run, he should also resign from the presidency. As calls for Biden's resignation intensified among Republicans, Trump refrained from directly demanding it but expressed a lack of confidence in Biden's ability to fulfill his presidential duties. The political landscape is now shifting, with Republicans targeting Harris as a potential successor should Biden step down. Johnson labeled her a "completely inept border czar" and accused her of being part of a political cover-up regarding Biden's capabilities. The unfolding situation raises questions about the future of the Democratic Party and the upcoming election.