Summary
California Gov. Gavin Newsom thanked President Joe Biden in a social media post. “He will go down in history as one of the most impactful and selfless presidents,” Newsom said. Sen. Chris Coons, a close ally of President Biden and campaign co-chair, praised him.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote in a letter he posted on his X account. “I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision,’ he said. ‘It is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down,‘ Biden said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Secret Service’s job is “protection, not diversity’ “We want the most capable officers regardless of gender,” Johnson said Sunday on CNN’S “State of the Union.” “I saw two women — one of them with a gun in her hand and the other with her body around him — that’ s pretty f***ing badass where I come from,’ top Trump adviser says. Sen. Joe Manchin said it is time for President Joe Biden to “pass the torch,“ joining growing calls for him to step down.
Sen. Joe Manchin says he has not noticed any changes to President Biden’s mental capacity. Rep. Dean Phillips calls for members of Congress to hold a secret ballot to see if they still support Joe Biden. Eric Trump calls for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign.
Rep. Jim Clyburn urges his party to coalesce around the president. Clyburn: “He is still in this race. He will be our nominee if he stays in the race” A Democratic delegate says it’s not her place to tell Biden to step aside.
’s budget is more than enough to provide adequate protection for the presidential candidates, says Comer. The hearing with Cheatle is scheduled for Monday at 10 a.m. ET. “It’'s still a little bit weird seeing my name on those signs,” says running mate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
The former president said he spoke to tech billionaire Elon Musk before coming to the Grand Rapids rally. He said he “got along very well with President Xi, who’s a great guy,” and worked well with other world leaders, too. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leader wrote to him after the assassination attempt.
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito defended his support for former President Donald Trump, despite President Joe Biden’s dominant win in his district. “I’m not concerned. I am confident that Republicans are running on the issues,” he said.
Informal conversations about how a fight to replace Biden at the top of the ticket would play out have been raging for weeks behind the scenes. But uncertainty about the process has been so unclear it’s given multiple Democrats — even those with serious concerns about Biden — pause about coming out against the president.
Some right-wing media figures focused their attention on the female agents on stage with Trump. They claimed they couldn’t properly protect someone bigger and taller than themselves. The statement is co-signed by other department heads of DHS agencies, including Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.
