By: Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal
Republican lawmakers are calling for President Joe Biden to step down after he announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection after all, with the Democratic National Convention just four weeks away.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in a statement on Sunday. “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’s resignation from the race and his resignation from the presidency should go hand in hand, said Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, Republicans’ vice presidential nominee.
“If you can’t run,” he said, “you can’t serve.”
Everyone calling on Joe Biden to *stop running* without also calling on him to resign the presidency is engaged in an absurd level of cynicism.
— JD Vance (@JDVance1) July 20, 2024
If you can't run, you can't serve.
He should resign now.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said on X that Biden “didn’t go far enough” in resigning from the race.
“If Joe is too weak to stay in the race for the presidency, he should resign as our Commander-in-Chief immediately,” she added.
Finally, Joe Biden has realized what the rest of the American people and even his own party already knew—he is not only the wrong leader for America, but is wholly incapable of doing the job of President of the United States. But he didn't go far enough.
— Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) July 21, 2024
Sen. Josh Hawley said Biden is unfit to remain the nation’s president if he can’t continue his campaign. “If you can’t run a mere political campaign, you can’t be President,” the Missouri Republican posted on X.
Then RESIGN your office. If you can’t run a mere political campaign, you can’t be President https://t.co/wbO9fs0TyN
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 21, 2024
Biden must resign immediately, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said.
“Regardless of the chaos in the current White House, our adversaries around the globe should be reminded that the U.S. Congress, the U.S. military, and the American people are fully prepared and committed to defend our interests both at home and abroad,” the speaker said.
“If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President,” he continued. “He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough.”
At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before the election.
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 21, 2024
Having invalidated the votes of more than 14 million Americans who selected Joe…
Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., said Biden’s supposed commitment to American democracy should inspire him to end his presidential term.
“I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people,” the president’s statement said. “Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We’ve protected and preserved our Democracy. And we’ve revitalized and
strengthened our alliances around the world.
“How can he remain president?” Bishop asked. “Yet another sign of devotion to ‘our democracy?'”
Ponder the message here: The office of the presidency and safety of the nation pale in significance to Democrat political prospects. And no honest person will be surprised. At all. https://t.co/KrugzH6rts
— Dan Bishop (@danbishopnc) July 21, 2024
Biden must resign immediately, said Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., and former press secretary for Donald Trump.
Not fit to run for president, not fit to serve as president.
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) July 21, 2024
Biden should resign immediately.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said the Democratic party is in “absolute free fall” after attempting to cover up that Biden is unfit for office.
“Every elected Democrat in America owns Joe Biden’s failed and feckless record causing the border crisis, Bidenflation, and chaos and weakness around the world,” she said.
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.
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) July 21, 2024
The Democrat Party is in absolute free fall for their blatantly corrupt and desperate attempt to cover up the fact that Joe Biden is unfit for…
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., agreed.
If Biden can’t run for office, he should resign. Immediately.
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) July 21, 2024
Biden remaining in the Oval Office is “a major national security crisis,” according to Rep. John James, R-Mich.
If Joe Biden is unfit to run for re-election, he is unfit to run our country. This is a major national security crisis.
— John James (@JohnJamesMI) July 21, 2024
Joe Biden should resign the presidency immediately. https://t.co/QJLlC9iwSk
Biden is incapable of serving as president for the next six months, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said.
“For four years, those closest to Joe Biden, including Kamala Harris, knew he was not fit to be president and lied to the American people in an effort to hold onto their power,” Scott said. “It was painfully clear that Biden wasn’t competent for office going way back to 2021.”
Let me be clear, if Joe Biden can’t run for re-election, he is not capable of serving as president for the next six months and needs to resign today.
— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) July 21, 2024
Read my full statement👇https://t.co/Ktlx4Z6b02
Biden’s June 27 debate performance proved him incapable to run for president or remain president, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said in a news release.
“If Joe Biden is no longer capable of running for re- election, he is no longer capable of serving as President,” he said. “Being President is the hardest job in the world, and I no longer have confidence that Joe Biden can effectively execute his duties as Commander-in-Chief.”
“It is out of concern for our country’s national security that I am formally calling on President
Biden to resign from office,” Daines continued.
Please read my full statement calling for President Biden’s resignation: pic.twitter.com/jT6rdQ8d82
— Steve Daines (@SteveDaines) July 21, 2024
