Republicans Still Focusing On Biden As Kamala Surges

Now that President Biden has admitted he can’t go on in the presidential race, questions are being raised about whether he can even serve the remainder of his term. Republicans are calling for his resignation, but Biden says he’s going to finish out the year. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more.

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Now that President Biden has admitted he can't go on in the presidential race, questions are being raised about whether he can even serve the remainder of his term. Republicans are calling for his resignation, but Biden says he's gonna finish out the year. This is really overkill, to say, you gotta step down as president. I mean, come on. It's not like he's the only guy there. He's gotta make it six months. The Dems better hope he makes it six months. They better hope there's no invasion. They better hope nothing goes really bad wrong, because, I just strike, this is a little much to me. What is your take on it?

I think in terms of will they actually force him to resign? Absolutely not. But is it a powerful campaign message? Because that's what they're testing right now. They're putting it out there to the public saying, listen, this guy was so messed up that he couldn't run for president and they're gonna let him keep being president.

And that's the Democrat mentality.

Right.

That's where this is heading.

Right. They're trying to hang this on the head of the Democrats. Which I don't think they understand that if Biden were to actually say, okay, fine, I'll resign. Well then Harris becomes president, then she is technically the incumbent on the ballot. Like, calling for his resignation would severely hinder the Republican party. But they don't always think things through. They just jump on a talking point.

First of all, it's not fair to him. He's gonna make it. Although, the idea of his brother James, his brother James saying, this gives me some time to spend with my brother in the last days of his life. Something, did you see that quote? I didn't get that exact. But, let's see. It gives me time to spend with my brother in the, towards the end of his life. As if he's on the deathbed. But I just think this is a little much, and I'm a little offended by making the statement, there's people that can be there for the next six months to make sure everything's okay. But the Democrats better hope like hell, nothing goes wrong. Because if it does, it's just another thing where, first of all, they have the coverup. Right. The argument, they covered this up for a year and a half, which it's, you and I have done the stories on that. I kind of agree there was a coverup. But to say that he's incapable of making it these next six months with the kind of support they're gonna have behind him. I mean, everybody worries about the nuclear attack in the middle of the night. Can he respond to it? I would hope that everybody's tightening up in the next six months while he finishes up. But to ask him to retire is a little much.

Right. It's not gonna be Biden sitting alone in a room making that decision. He will have much smarter people, just like every president has, much smarter people around them.

Yeah. And they'll double up. If they're smart, they will double and triple up for the next six months.

And in the event, obviously, if something were to happen to Biden, if he passes away, well that's why we have a presidential line of succession. We're not gonna be left without a leader. The Constitution kind of handled that.

Okay. Now, here's the test. Here's the test because I asked you in the other segment. Are you warm and fuzzy about Kamal Harris? Are you warm and fuzzy with her being in command of a nuclear attack?

I would be.

Okay.

I definitely do trust her on that front.

Okay. Well, good, good. I'm just curious because I'm always trying to figure out your balance. So that's safe. I'm not, look, I'm not pro or con her. I'm just watching right now. I'm just trying to figure out where does this go? How does it?

It's gonna be a weird, what do we have a hundred some odd days? Basically, a hundred days. It's gonna be a weird a hundred days. No matter what happens.