Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a New York Times op-ed published Saturday that he will continue to support President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
Sanders, who ran against Biden in the 2020 Democratic nomination race, acknowledged the president was “old, gaffes-ridden, has an awkward gait and his debate with Trump was a disaster,” but called on Democrats to support Biden, the party's presumptive nominee. Said In an op-ed, 18 House Democrats and Vermont Democratic Sen. Peter Welch Despite Biden declining to run for reelection, Sanders has reiterated his original stance and has consistently supported Biden. Approval According to the Associated Press, that will be in 2023.
“Enough is enough! Biden may not be the ideal candidate, but he will and should be the nominee,” Sanders wrote. “And with an effective campaign that addresses the needs of working families, Biden will not only beat Trump, he will beat him by a large margin. It's time for Democrats to stop bickering and nitpicking.”
I will do everything in my power to ensure that President Biden is re-elected.
why?
Although I disagree with him, he is the most capable president in our country's modern history and the leading candidate to defeat Donald Trump, a demagogue and pathological liar.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 13, 2024
There has been widely reported infighting within the Democratic Party over Biden's viability as a nominee, with the House Democratic caucus unable to agree on a path forward. Representative Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, told reporters that members of the House are “not on the same page” about Biden's nomination. (Related article: Biden's first post-debate interview will be with former Clinton staffer known for playing softball)
Former President Barack Obama and former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have reportedly expressed issues with each other about Biden's prospects. according to “It's up to the president to decide whether or not he runs,” Pelosi told CNN on Thursday. “I think it's up to the president to decide whether or not he runs,” Pelosi said on “Morning Joe” Wednesday.
In his column, Sanders reiterated some of his disagreements with Biden from the 2020 Democratic primary, including recent policy disagreements over Biden's stance on Israel's war with Hamas and a reiteration of his 2020 call for “Medicare for All.” But Sanders stressed that those differences would not stop him from supporting Biden and scolded Democratic colleagues who have questioned Biden's eligibility to run.
“Yet for over two weeks, the mainstream media has been relentlessly focused on June's presidential debate and the cognitive abilities of the man who has arguably the most difficult and stressful job in the world,” Sanders wrote. “They have frantically searched for every person who no longer supports the president and every neurologist who wants to appear on television. Unfortunately, too many Democrats have joined that firing squad.”
Sanders' office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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