Members of House Republican leadership called on Joe Biden to immediately resign the presidency after he announced on Sunday that he will not be seeking re-election.
“If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wrote in a post on X. “He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough.”
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) wrote on X: “If the Democrat party has deemed Joe Biden unfit to run for re-election, he’s certainly unfit to control our nuclear codes. Biden must step down from office immediately.”
House GOP Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) made similar comments writing: “If Joe Biden can’t run for re-election, he is unable and unfit to serve as President of the United States. He must immediately resign.”
President Biden announced he was stepping down from the top of the Democratic presidential ticket on Sunday after weeks of pressure from within the Democratic party following a subpar debate performance last month.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And 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 the remainder of my
term,” Biden said.
In a statement he shared later, Biden endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party nominee for president.
“Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”
