Biden Calls On Trump To 'Step Down' Over Botched Response To Pandemic

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During a town hall hosted by CNN, Biden asserted that “what presidents say matter.”

If elected, “I will make it clear what is needed to be done,” the Democratic candidate said.

Biden said Trump’s response to the pandemic is “all about his re-election.”

“It should be about the American people, and they’re in trouble,” he told the town hall audience.

The Democrat pointed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield’s assertion during a Senate testimony on Wednesday that masks are “more guaranteed” to protect against the virus than a vaccine, a comment that flew in the face of Trump’s heavy emphasis on cranking out a vaccine while downplaying the importance of masks.

“You’ve got to level with the American people, shoot from the shoulder,” Biden said on Thursday. “There’s never been a time they have not been able to step up. This president should step down.” - TPM

They should let Kamala Harris loose on this subject too. Let her be the attacker more so than Joe. But I passion!

[Kitchari]

1. Exactly

He should resign

[gristy]

2. I suspect that is an unprecedented assertion. Has a presidential candidate

ever asserted that the sitting president should resign? I suppose maybe a fringe candidate before/during the primaries may have said this. Maybe they do this all the time. But 7 weeks before the general election?

My guess is that this is not an off-the-cuff remark from Biden. And if indeed it isn't, we're going to see it repeated and amplified going forward.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. What matters is that it is a legitimate assertion. You've got them on the run when

you have the leeway to float that idea.

[Biophilic]

8. These are unprecedented times nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. If he thinks he has a better chance against Pence, he's crazy

As much as I hate Trump, it's simply inappropriate for ANY challenger to suggest that a sitting president resign. There are plenty of people who hate Trump but are okay with Pence.

[Lock him up.]

18. dRumf will never resign because he knows a state jail is waiting for him doors wide open

if not a fed one.

- Herd immunity: 70% of us would get infected, 2.5 to 3 MILLION DEATH or more;

- SS down to $0.00: Over 69 MILLION DEATH + Economy in DEEP DEPRESSION for years.


donny "hannibal" dRumpf plans to murdeR 72 MILLION in a 2nd term to please vlad.

LOCK.HIM.UP

[TexasBushwhacker]

19. Pence can pardon him from on federal charges n/t

[Lock him up.]

21. That's possible but such a dubious pardon (if any) could be overturned according...

... to Glenn Kirschner:

So there's that. And a "just sworn in" pence cannot pardon state law crimes:

[link:https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/09/donald-trump-tax-returns-lawsuit|
TRUMP: MY CRIMES CAN’T BE INVESTIGATED WHILE I’M PRESIDENT] (my cRimes...)

Many other links to lists of state-law crimes found with a single search.

LOCK.HIM.UP

[KS Toronado]

3. Wish Biden would just start advising states/people what to do to get over this pandemic

and other issues facing this nation like he is the current President. He could even say this country
has no leadership so he's taking charge ahead of time so we don't become a third world country.
He could start by getting everyone wearing a mask.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. yes mr. biden , i agree, but the entire cabinet and the upper senate should resign too also

[Fritz Walter]

6. Bravo, Sir!

I just wish he would have added a single word to that last sentence:
"This president should step down. Immediately!"

[FakeNoose]

7. They should all leave - including Bill Barr

This Chump administration will go down in history for all the WRONG reasons!

[lpbk2713]

9. Trump and the (R)s are a hoax.

They have ruined our country.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

10. I am SOOOOO looking forward to Biden in the White House.

[ScratchCat]

11. This is a start, but

Its too bad we can't get mass rallies nationwide demanding he resign. Guess 200,000 people dying isn't important enough to some folks.

[DSandra]

12. In any sane country, the prime minister / president would step down

Trump has dramatically shown the flaws of our constitution.

[ace3csusm]

15. It was wasnt the constition thats flawed

It was the people of the Senate and House(Republican Held) and Republicans that became flawed. The Republican Party became power hunger when they should have been looking at welfare of the US. No way could the founding father could have ever though so many individuals would enable and protect a President like Trump... Real American Patriots regardless of party would have stopped and individual like Trump...

[DSandra]

16. Yah, it can be really hard to protect against mass treason

[McKim]

13. Excellent! And about Time!!!!

Yes, the whole country and our leaders should get behind this idea. We have all suffered enough abuse from this failure!!!!!!!

[wiggs]

14. Trump is not a one-issue failure. He has failures across the board. His pattern of

self interest in every policy area is detrimental in many, many ways...we shouldn't put all eggs in any one policy basket. He has failed and will continue to fail because he has no capability nor interest in governing.

[malaise]

20. That he has the nerve to run again is frightening

He is responsible for over 200,000 dead