Saturday 11 June 2022 05:22 PM Top Democrats say Biden should NOT run for re-election in 2024 trends now
Top Democrats across the country said President Joe Biden should not run for re-election in 2024 as they expressed worries over his current leadership and age.
Nearly all 50 Democratic officials interviewed by the New York Times feared a Biden re-election campaign would not help their party against Republicans, who are expected to make sweeping victories in the coming midterms.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) member Steve Simeonidis, of Miami, said he was generally pessimistic about his party's leadership and called on Biden, 79, to let someone new take over in 2024.
'To say our country was on the right track would flagrantly depart from reality,' Simeonidis told the Times. '[Biden] should announce his intent not to seek re-election in '24 right after the midterms.'
Shelia Huggins, another member of the DNC from Durham, North Carolina, was more critical of the president.
'Democrats need fresh, bold leadership for the 2024 presidential race,' she said. 'That can't be Biden.'
Nearly all 50 Democratic officials interviewed by the New York Times said Joe Biden (pictured on Friday) should not run for president
DNC members Steve Simeonidis (left), of Miami, and Shelia Huggins (right), of North Carolina, were pessimistic of Biden's leadership and called on younger Democrats to take reign
Compounding the president's troubles were soaring gas prices, which saw a dramatic uptick after Biden was elected president in November 2020
One of the president's biggest woe is rising inflation, which hit 8.6 percent in May
BROKEN FOOT PLAYING WITH DOG AND TUMBLE BOARDING AIR FORCE ONE
Biden was walking in a boot after breaking his foot while playing with his dog, Major, in November 2020.
His physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, said in a statement at the time that he would likely be required to wear a bootie for several weeks.
However, Biden's recovery appeared to go well, and he was soon spotted in public without the boot on.
The president was then filmed falling three times as he boarded Air Force One on March 2021.
The president's fall was blamed on a 'breeze,' and he did not suffer any injuries.
He took another tumble boarding Air Force One last month.
HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
In December 2019, there were concerns over Biden's health, in particular leading up to the 2020 election.
He released medical records which showed he has an irregular heartbeat and high cholesterol, but which described him as a 'healthy, vigorous 77-year-old.'
Some experts questioned whether or not he was as healthy as he claimed.
SLIPS OF THE TONGUE AND FEARS OF MEMORY LOSS
Days before the election, he became confused when introducing his granddaughter Natalie at an event, and instead referred to her as 'my son Beau'.
Beau Biden died in 2015 after battling a brain tumor.
He has mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as 'president' and incorrectly told US troops that they were going to Ukraine.
Last month, the president was pictured extending his hand for a handshake from nobody during a speech in North Carolina where he wandered off stage.
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While grateful for Biden's victory against Donald Trump in 2020, many of the interviewed Democrats, many of whom asked to remain anonymous, said the troubles facing the president's administration have dealt a major blow to his party.
Among the big ticket issues are record-high inflation that's the heighest its ever been in more than 40 years, surging gas prices - which hit $5 per gallon on Saturday, the lingering pandemic and the possible end
