Political Gossip: Democrat Coup to Push Biden Out BEFORE Convention

Biden admits he was pushed out of presidential race, name-drops Pelosi in first interview since exit
"President Biden all but admitted he was pushed out of the presidential race by Democratic Party elites and specifically name-dropped former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his first TV interview since the tectonic news last month.

Biden said that Dems in the House and Senate were worried that he’d drag down their chances of being reelected. He said he believed his reelection bid would face too many distractions if he carried on.
“A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races. And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic — you’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say [something] … and I thought it’d be a real distraction,” he told “CBS News Sunday Morning.”
NYP

Biden Quit After Dems Threatened to Invoke 25th Amendment
"Top Democrats threatened President Joe Biden with the 25th

Amendment to force him out of office if he did not voluntarily step aside, sources told the New York Post on Monday.
Democrats leveraged a coup against Joe Biden, many Republicans including Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) recently speculated. “There’s a constitutional process, the 25th Amendment,” Vance told Fox News." 

Breitbart

Biden Endorsed Harris To Spite Obama
"Biden’s decision to immediately endorse Vice President Kamala Harris after he opted to suspend his presidential campaign was done in defiance of former President Barack Obama and other top Democrats, according to a report from the New York Post citin

g Biden insiders.
Biden, who said he was dropping out in “defense of Democracy” in an Oval Office address earlier this week, had been urged by Obama to allow delegates at next month’s Democratic National Convention to decide on a new candidate, a source “close to the Biden family” told the outlet.
“It was Joe’s big f**k you,” the source said. “Joe said, ‘If I’m out, then I am endorsing her.’”
Biden’s endorsement of Harris was his way of asserting control. The second source reported that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wanted to hold a “mini primary” instead. Obama was reportedly confident that Harris would not win under such a scenario."
TP

Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race, endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for nomination

"President Biden announced Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

"While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for my term," Mr. Biden posted in a statement on social media.

Mr. Biden said he would address the nation later this week. Mr. Biden is currently in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, as he recovers from COVID-19." 

CBS

In his statement on X, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accuses the DNC of trying to “rig the nominating process again to get a monumentally unpopular vice president to step into President Biden’s shoes” after

attempting to hide Biden’s “degeneration from the American public and disable democracy to ram him through to his party’s nomination.”

“Many Americans fear that the same DNC elites are about to rig the nominating process again to get a monumentally unpopular vice president to step into President Biden’s shoes,” RFK Jr. wrote. Breitbart

New York Times Board Wants Kamala Harris Out of the Race

"The New York Times (NYT) editorial board wants Vice President
Kamala Harris off the 2024 ticket because of “profound concerns” about her electability." Breitbart

Biden’s family reportedly discussing possible ‘exit’ plan
"No sooner had Biden’s campaign chair finished an interview

insisting the president would “absolutely” remain the party’s nominee than NBC news hit publish on a report suggesting Biden’s family has begun discussing an “exit” plan, citing “two people familiar” with the situation.
The report suggests Biden has yet to make a final decision, but that his closest allies believe he is likely to step aside." 

Guardian

Democrat Voters Urge Biden to Drop Out in New Ad
"A campaign group of disaffected Democrats urged Joe Biden to drop out of November’s election in a new advert arguing the

president needs to step aside to “save democracy.”
The group, called Pass the Torch, Joe, released a 30-second campaign ad on Friday featuring seven individuals who begin by praising Biden before calling for him to drop out of the presidential race. “It’s time to pass the torch and let us choose a new nominee. One who can bring new energy, new hope and make sure Donald Trump never gets near the White House again. Our country’s future is in your hands so please be the leader we know you are — pass the torch, Joe.”
NewsWars

Hillary Clinton to Replace Joe Biden as Democrat Nominee at DNC
"Social media users were surprised by a new column from “The Hill”

floating former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as the replacement for President Biden’s 2024 candidacy.
The outlet’s opinion contributor, Pablo O’Hana authored a piece on Saturday titled, “Ready for Round 2: Why we Need Hillary more than ever.” It argued that the former U.S. Secretary of State, who already lost the presidency to former President Trump in 2016, is the most suitable person to replace Biden as calls for him to suspend his re-election camp grow." 

TheDaily

President Biden waiting to meet with Netanyahu before withdrawing bid, advisors suggest
"Biden has faced increased calls to withdraw from the 2024 presidential elections over concerns relating to his advanced age - which he may abide by after he speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, The New York Times claimed on Friday citing advisors.

Netanyahu is scheduled to visit Washington on Wednesday to address Congress and meet with Biden.
Biden is working towards a decision on whether to stay in the presidential race that is good for the country, Senator John Hickenlooper told Reuters.
Asked about Biden potentially stepping aside, Hickenlooper said: "That's his decision to make, but certainly there's more and more indications that that would be in the country's best interests, I think." JerusalemPost

Dems Plot 'Loophole' Of Rebellion If Biden Won't Step Down
"While Joe Biden is decidedly 'dug in' and isn't going anywhere, Democrats, the party of 'democracy is on the ballot,' are plotting a 'loophole' if Biden refuses to step aside or drop out of the race. 

During a Friday morning Zoom call with 50 delegates, DNC delegate Elaine 

Kamarck said the apparent "loophole" allowing for such rebellion if convention-goers say they can no longer vote for their pledged candidate in "good conscience" despite picking them in primaries and caucuses. According to the DNC's rules, "Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them."
Kamarack said that the rules previously mandated that delegates have to vote for whoever they're pledged to, however that changed after the 1980 convention in which Ted Kennedy and then-President Jimmy Carter were battling for the iron throne. Unlike the Republican party, Democrats can revolt at any time. Given that Biden won nearly all the pledged delegates in the primary, those delegates can say that Biden no longer "reflect[s] the sentiments of those who elected them," and can dump him at will." ZeroHedge

Biden Nomination Odds Collapse On Reports Of Imminent Withdrawal, Harris Reportedly Vetting Running Mates
"BREAKING: @MarkHalperin on Newsmax says President Joe

Biden has already agreed to step down which can happen as early as this weekend. Halperin says the speech is already
being drafted & Biden will reportedly *not* initially endorse Harris. Multiples sources outline the apparent state of play on Biden at this time:
Plans to announce withdrawal from nomination as early as this weekend, with Sunday most likely
Jon Meacham polishing up remarks
Biden with NOT resign the presidency
Biden will NOT endorse Harris
Open convention with Harris and about 3 others
Super delegates will not be allowed to vote on 1st ballot
Harris is vetting at least four possible running mates, including Andy Beshear and possibly Shapiro." 

ZeroHedge

Schumer Says "Best For Biden To Drop Out Of Race" As President Tests Positive For COVID
"Moments ago, ABC News reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., advised President Biden to end his reelection for the greater good of the country and the Democratic Party.
Only eight days ago, Schumer had a different opinion on Biden: "I'm with Joe." Schumer pushed for the Democratic National Convention's delay as questions soared about the president's 2024 candidacy.
According to Axios, the delay "signals that the congressional leaders sympathize with rank-and-file Democrats who want more time to

address concerns about Biden's ability to defeat former President Trump."
Vice President Kamala Harris's nomination odds for the party now stand at 50, while Biden's is at 38. Just hours after President Biden mentioned in an interview that he would consider dropping out of the presidential race if diagnosed with a "medical condition," the elderly president tested positive for Covid-19 this afternoon.
Unidos US president Janet Murguía informed the audience at the organization's national conference in Vegas about Biden's diagnosis. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden was delivering speeches in Las Vegas when he "experienced mild symptoms." KJP said the president "will be returning to Delaware, where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time." 

ZeroHedge

Biden Praises 'Vice President Trump' During Rambling Post-NATO Presser
"That was rough. After introducing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Vladimir Putin - then arriving to his own press

conference more than 50 minutes late, a coughing, slurring Joe Biden then called Donald Trump his Vice President as he attempted to show the world what a 'goodest boy' can do. 

Biden then blamed his staff for his horrendous debate performance last month, telling the audience that he's "catching hell from my wife." 

Finally, just minutes before this press conference, Biden introduced Zelensky... as Putin!!" 

ZeroHedge

Harris Allies Seethe as ‘White’ Democrats Dominate Biden Replacement Talk
"Chatter about replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the Democrat ticket with several different Democrat governors is

reportedly irking those in Vice President Kamala Harris’s orbit, with one source saying the discussions send an underlying message the party desires a “white” candidate, according to a report.
Politico reported the sour feelings within Harris’s camp as Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) have been at the forefront of media speculation as to who could potentially replace Biden at the top of the ticket if Biden were actually to step aside.
The article points to Govs. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as other politicians mentioned as potential alternatives to Biden.
Harris allies are “expressing frustration that her name is not being mentioned in the same company as other ambitious Democrats,” wrote Politico’s Eugene Daniels, Jennifer Haberkorn, and Myah Ward. One source charged it is “offensive.”
“The fact that people keep coming back to this is so offensive to so many of us,” one Harris ally told the outlet. “They still don’t get that the message you’re saying to people, to this Democratic Party, is, we prefer a white person.”
As his running mate and vice president, Harris is tethered to Biden in ways that other prominent Democrats are not. Following his disastrous showing, she was left to defend him on national television." 

Breitbart

Biden's Cabinet Called on to Invoke 25th Amendment
"Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy’s plans to offer a House resolution

calling upon Vice President Kamala Harris to take the lead in removing Biden, Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill, “There’s a lot of people asking about the 25th Amendment, invoking the 25th Amendment right now because this is an alarming situation.”

“Our adversaries see the weakness in this White House as we all do. I take no pleasure in saying that. I think this is a very dangerous situation,” added the speaker." 

WesternJournal

Futures Jump After Biden's Disastrous Debate, Core PCE Looms
"Futures are higher led by small caps with tech stocks also mostly higher, as markets start pricing in a Trump presidency following what even Bloomberg admitted was a "disastrous" debate performance by Biden which is making Democrats panic. As of 7:45am ET, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%, suggesting this week’s rally on Wall

Street is set to continue, with both indexes on course for a third quarter of gains amid expectations that signs of more bad economic growth will give the Fed more room to ease policy this year. That said, not even a looming core PCE which will likely show continued easing in prices (May PCE est 0.0% MoM, down from 0.3%, 2.6% YoY, down from 2.7%) is having an impact on bond yields which are notably higher this morning. The elephant in the room, of course, was last night catastrophic debate by Joe Biden who ended his presidential campaign in less than 2 hours because as Bloomberg notes, "Biden failed to ameliorate concern about his age in the presidential debate, offering remarks in a hoarse voice and often misspeaking and meandering. A thousand-yard stare on the split screen didn’t help. Donald Trump won the debate, according to 67% of watchers polled by a CNN flash poll. Democrats expressed alarm about Biden’s candidacy, but the president told reporters he intends to stay on the ticket." 

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