Unfit to serve’
‘Best interest’
‘Proof of life’
‘Far Left Democrats’
‘Resign’
‘Less competent’
‘Coup’
‘Largest political cover-up’
‘25th Amendment’
‘Rigging’
‘Where is Joe Biden?’
‘Border Czar’
‘Gaslighting and lying to each of us’
‘Wood chipper to democracy’
‘Who is running the show?’
‘All the best’
‘Coup’ and ‘Cover-Up’: How the G.O.P. Is Reacting to the Harris Candidacy
While elected Democrats have been quick to rally around Vice President Kamala Harris after President Biden’s announcement that he would leave the 2024 presidential race, a vast majority of prominent Republicans have treated the development with suspicion or scorn.
A New York Times analysis of statements by Republican senators, representatives and governors found that their reactions to Ms. Harris’s presumptive candidacy and Mr. Biden’s withdrawal clustered around several themes, including the opinions that Mr. Biden must resign or that the events of the past few days amounted to election subversion or a bloodless coup. Recent polling suggests nearly 9 in 10 Americans believe Mr. Biden’s decision to step aside was the right one.
Several officials also suggested that Mr. Biden — who had been in Delaware recovering from Covid-19 but returned to the White House on Tuesday — had gone missing. A greater number made statements attacking Ms. Harris’s record, while a small handful posted positive or supportive comments. Emphasis in these quotations was added by The Times to highlight common themes in the statements.
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