{"id":2219873,"date":"2024-04-12T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-says-he-could-still-endorse-biden-but-warns-president-has-gone-too-far-left\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T21:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T01:57:52","slug":"joe-manchin-says-he-could-still-endorse-biden-but-warns-president-has-gone-too-far-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-says-he-could-still-endorse-biden-but-warns-president-has-gone-too-far-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manchin hinted at the possibility of endorsing Biden while cautioning that the president has shifted too far left"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-manchin-says-he-could-still-endorse-biden-but-warns-president-has-gone-too-far-left%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Joe\u200b Manchin of West Virginia suggested\u2062 he\u200b might\u2064 endorse President Joe Biden for the upcoming\u2062 November election, \u200bthough he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-private-meeting-with-obama-reveals-fears-over-trumps-political-strength\/\" title=\"Biden's secret meeting with Obama exposes concerns about Trump's power.\">voiced \u2063concerns<\/a> about the current left-leaning trajectory. Manchin yearns for Biden to return to his unifying roots, critiquing \u200dthe influence of far-left factions within the\u2064 administration. He urged Biden \u200cto address issues like the immigration crisis at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-asks-tim-scott-the-toughest-question-that-the-elite-will-absolutely-hate\/\" title=\"Tucker poses a tough question to Tim Scott, one that the elite will despise.\">southern \u200cborder<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-manchin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Manchin <\/a>(D-WV) indicated on Friday that he has not given up on endorsing <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Joe Biden<\/a> this <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>November<\/a> but claimed where he is now is too far to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\">left<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Manchin said there was still time for Biden to earn his support, but he wanted the old Biden who was a unifier back rather than one who listens to the far-left members of his party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want Joe Biden to be the Joe Biden I\u2019ve known forever, OK?\u201d Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VHbOp-cTqHk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> MSNBC\u2019s Katy Tur. \u201cAlways working a deal, always wanting to bring people together, which is how he campaigned in 2020. I think his staff is taking him too far left. I don\u2019t believe that\u2019s where he needs to be. I don\u2019t believe that\u2019s where he is, internally, never has been, and love to see him come back to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"VHbOp-cTqHk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sen. Joe Manchin: \u2018I cannot for the love of my country endorse Donald Trump\u2019\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VHbOp-cTqHk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Manchin cited one example of backing away from the far Left would be for the president to step up and take control of the immigration crisis on the U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>southern border<\/a> now that <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> has failed to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border security<\/a> bills. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m begging him now, if this can\u2019t be fixed in Congress, to basically declare a national emergency because the border is of national concern and [is] a national emergency,\u201d Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin also encouraged Biden to return to the center of the party because that\u2019s where more votes lie. Manchin claimed the election would come down to who has a stronger base, which he claims is currently former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s too many people I know sitting on the sidelines who won\u2019t vote for either one. They\u2019re the ones that have to make a choice,\u201d Manchin said. \u201cDonald Trump has his base secured. Joe Biden does not have his base secured, and if the far Left is scaring him and making him believe \u2018We\u2019re going to leave you if you do things more rational,\u2019 I tell you, there\u2019s people who are not going to vote at all. They need to make their mind up, but he needs to give them a reason.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although Manchin is still refraining from endorsing the president, he stated he would not support or endorse Trump. It is not clear whether he would support a third-party candidate, but he was previously supportive of the centrist group <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/no-labels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>No Labels\u2019s<\/a> efforts to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-says-he-wants-to-work-for-all-americans-in-latest-2024-tease-as-no-labels-remains-coy\/\" title=\"Manchin says he wants to work 'for all Americans' in latest 2024 tease as No Labels remains coy\">bipartisan presidential ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin was floated as a possible contender for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-group-warns-about-spoiler-third-party-ticket-that-could-hand-trump-the-presidency\/\" title=\"Democratic group warns about \u2018spoiler\u2019 third-party ticket that could hand Trump the presidency\">bipartisan ticket<\/a> but announced he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2860715\/joe-manchin-wont-launch-independent-presidential-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>not seek the presidency<\/a> in February. Manchin is also not seeking reelection to the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) hinted at supporting President Joe Biden this November but expressed concern about his current position being too left-leaning. Manchin emphasized the need for the old, unifying Biden to win his endorsement. He believes there is still a chance for Biden to garner his backing before the election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2219874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24047611790034-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2219873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24047611790034-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2219873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2219873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2219874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2219873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2219873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2219873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}