In last week's presidential "debate" #Trump accused #Biden of causing the US to lose world respect.
Sorry Donnie, you can't assign Joe the credit or the blame - it's all you.
That loss of respect plummeted with the "Fight like hell" speech on January 6th, 2021, and then continued it's rapid descent with the TFG's complete lack of concern with the ongoing attack.
The rest of the world watched in horror as the mayhem unfolded - unleashed on The Capitol by the outgoing 45th President.
The US has long proclaimed itself to be the crown jewel of democracy ... well, as they say, that ship, has sailed. 🤔
Gov. Gavin Newsom in Michigan on his meeting with Pres #Biden:
"I left last night from the White House … had the opportunity to talk to the President for an hour, hour and a half — could have gone two-three hours. And I mean this with absolute conviction: That was the Joe Biden I remember from two weeks ago. That was the Joe Biden that I remember from two years ago. That's the Joe Biden that I'm looking forward to re-electing President of the United States."
In the same call, MVP #KamalaHarris continued to voice her support for #Biden, saying:
“We will not back down. We will follow our president’s lead. We will fight & we will win. Joe Biden has devoted his life to fighting for the people of our country. In this moment, I know all of us are ready to fight for him.”
I propose a #DEMbargo. No checks written. No #ActBlue links clicked. For anyone.
When a country is not behaving how we want them to, we apply harsh economic sanctions. It’s a give and take — Short term hurt for long term healing.
Is it misguided to punish the entire team for the stubbornness of the pitcher? Maybe. But it’s also common sense that if he stays in, they will also lose. A rising tide lifts all boats. A falling #Biden sinks them.
See how this article about replacing #Biden totally ignores Kamala Harris and boosts Gavin Newsom? Even though only Kamala Harris can use the funds Biden’s campaign has raised, if it comes to that.
I suspect that this is what it’s all about. Newsom has a track record of supporting very neoliberal, anti-labor, poverty-punishing policies, something Biden does not really do and presumably Kamala Harris wouldn’t do.
I think I said months ago that #Biden should take an adversarial stance with much of the mainstream press for a variety of reasons. After seeing the #NYT and other outlets try to *manifest* “Biden’s dropping out” like it’s WMDs in Iraq, I’m even more certain that it’s the smart thing for him to do.