House Democrats on Friday declined to join those in their party calling on President Biden to step down as the party's presidential nominee, but some lawmakers left the door open with their silence or noncommittal comments.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 7, 2023. **FILE**House Democrats on Friday declined to join those in their party calling on President Biden to step down as the party’s presidential nominee, but some lawmakers left the door open with their silence or noncommittal comments.
“I’m going to reserve comment about anything relative to where we are at this moment, other than to say, I stand behind the ticket. I stand behind the Senate Democratic majority,” he said. “And of course, we’re going to do everything that we need to do as House Democrats to win.” Several other usually talkative Democrats notably declined to answer reporters’ questions about whether Mr. Biden is still fit to serve as the party’s nominee, including Reps. Adam Schiff and Sara Jacobs of California, Dan Goldman of New York and Susan Wild of Pennsylvania.
“I know Joe Biden. I’ve sat across the room from Joe Biden in some very important meetings,” Mr. Meeks, the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said. “And I know that he’s all there and he has the ability to do that. He did not do that last night. But I do know that he has that ability.” Mr. Cartwright said Mr. Biden needs to deliver more performances like his recent State of the Union addresses, which were “full of vigor and come combative,” to recover from the debate.
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