‘They Crave Their Power’: Republicans Who Impeached Trump Call Out Dems for Silence on Biden’s Decline

Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump, and paid a heavy political price, are calling out their Democratic counterparts for refusing to address President Joe Biden’s mental decline in public.

Former congressmen John Katko and Tom Rice told the Daily Caller it’s time for Democrats to put country over party and be honest about Biden. While a handful of Democratic lawmakers have publicly called for Biden to step aside, far more have seemingly told journalists off the record how badly Biden has declined while refusing to take their concerns out into the open.

“Their primary function is doing what’s necessary to get reelected, and not what’s best for the country,” said Rice. “I took an oath to protect the Constitution. Best of one thing, I took an oath to protect and I wasn’t going to violate my oath.”

Here's the thing, Jake/Bres/I have talked to a lot of Democrats and do so quite frequently.

I haven't talked to one who privately says they think Biden is capable of running and beating Trump at this point.

The debate was just a public airing of the concerns many of them have… https://t.co/6ApJvDqAmF

— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) July 9, 2024

Now, many Democrats are failing to take a similar stand despite demanding Republicans do so in the past.

“Strong leadership is lonely and tough decisions, especially those against your own party, are even lonelier,” Katko told the Caller. “But at times they are so very necessary. This may be one of those times for many in the Democratic Party regarding President Biden. History is a long time.” (Read more from “‘They Crave Their Power’: Republicans Who Impeached Trump Call Out Dems for Silence on Biden’s Decline” HERE)

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