Biden’s Former Chief of Staff: ‘End the Freak-Out,’ ‘Unite Behind’ Biden as ‘the Democratic Nominee’
Ron Klain, the former chief of staff for President Joe Biden, is calling for an end to Democrat “freak-out” after Biden’s NATO press conference avoided total disaster and an NPR/Marist/PBS News poll showed him with a narrow lead over Trump Friday morning.
“With yesterdays press conf and this new poll, it’s time to end the freak out and unite behind the Democratic nominee and the only person who has ever beaten Trump,” Klain declared in a post on X.
With yesterdays press conf and this new poll, it’s time to end the freak out and unite behind the Democratic nominee and the only person who has ever beaten Trumphttps://t.co/UELE5yicgq
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) July 12, 2024
His post comes a day after he said polls showing Trump ahead, including in Rust Belt states that will decide the election, are “in the ballpark” while appearing on the New Republic’s The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent Podcast. He also shared his belief that Biden is “doing a little better than” what had been reflected in surveys.
NEWS –> Ron Klain, a top Biden ally, acknowledges to me that polls showing Trump solidly ahead are "in the ballpark" of being right. But he insists there's still a path.
On the pod, Klain sat for 20 minutes of hard questions about Biden's way forward:https://t.co/YIyZ9BkcYp
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) July 11, 2024
“But look, I’ve said all along, it’s a very close race. And I’m not saying Joe Biden has it in the bag, but I do believe firmly that he is the best Democratic candidate and is the person most likely to beat Trump, having beaten Trump previously,” Klain added. (Read more from “Biden’s Former Chief of Staff: ‘End the Freak-Out,’ ‘Unite Behind’ Biden as ‘the Democratic Nominee’” HERE)
