{"id":2287763,"date":"2024-07-02T08:26:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T12:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrcc-blasts-democrats-for-dodging-questions-on-bidens-mental-acuity-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T08:29:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T12:29:25","slug":"nrcc-blasts-democrats-for-dodging-questions-on-bidens-mental-acuity-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrcc-blasts-democrats-for-dodging-questions-on-bidens-mental-acuity-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NRCC blasts Democrats for dodging questions on Biden&#8217;s mental acuity &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fnrcc-blasts-democrats-for-dodging-questions-on-bidens-mental-acuity-washington-examiner%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=2287763&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>The National Republican Campaign Committee has released a new advertisement targeting House Democrats who avoided questions about \u2063President Joe Biden&#8217;s fitness to serve.\u2064 The ad, called &#8220;Doomed,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-sen-manchin-megadonors-want-him-to-run-for-president-as-a-republican\/\" title=\"Some Sen. Manchin Megadonors Want Him to Run for President as a Republican\">features clips<\/a> of reporters and NRCC staffers questioning vulnerable House \u200dDemocrats about whether they believe Biden should be the Democratic nominee for president. Some Democrats were seen dodging the question or running from reporters. Despite criticism of Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-raises-close-to-half-a-million-in-first-hours-after-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy collects nearly 0K within hours after initial presidential debate.\">debate\u2064 performance<\/a>, many Democrats have\u200b not called for him \u200bto \u200bstep aside. House Republicans have been pressuring Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office.\u200d Speaker Mike Johnson\u200c suggested that Biden&#8217;s Cabinet should discuss his ability to fulfill \u200chis term. Biden&#8217;s supporters \u200dargue that he is still the best candidate to represent the Democratic platform.  <\/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 class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NRCC blasts House Democrats for dodging questions on Biden\u2019s fate as Democratic nominee<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rachel-schilke\/\">Rachel Schilke<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T07:00:00-04:00\">July 2, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1692621\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> The National Republican Campaign Committee has furthered its efforts to target House Democrats who dodged or outright ran from questions about President Joe Biden\u2019s ability to serve with a new advertisement released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/pAcdhQyQuLI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>54-second ad<\/a>, called \u201cDoomed,\u201d which was shared exclusively with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, features a mix of clips from NRCC staffers and reporters asking vulnerable House Democrats like Reps. Pat Ryan (D-NY), Don Davis (D-NC), and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), as well as caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and other members, whether they believe Biden should be the Democratic nominee for president.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doomed.\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAcdhQyQuLI?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><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The first five clips feature videos grabbed from reporters speaking to Ryan, Davis, Aguilar, Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), and Steven Horsford (D-NV) after Biden\u2019s widely criticized first presidential debate performance. Other Democrats featured are Reps. Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Dan Kildee (D-MI), and Kim Schrier (D-WA), three of whom were spoken to by NRCC staffers.<\/p>\n<p>In one clip, Ryan says, \u201cI\u2019m in a rush\u201d when a reporter asks him if Biden should be the nominee in the House tunnels. Horsford declines to answer the question, saying he was \u201ctrying to get to votes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a clip that shows a conversation with an NRCC staffer and Kaptur, the Ohio congresswoman is seen putting her hand on the staffer\u2019s camera after being asked about Biden\u2019s ability to be the party\u2019s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtreme House Democrats ran for the hills after watching Joe Biden sink their chances of a House majority,\u201d the NRCC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-killed-by-coronavirus-in-20-days-under-biden-than-died-in-vietnam-war-media-grilled-trump-over-same-milestone\/\" title=\"More Americans Killed By Coronavirus In 20 Days Under Biden Than Died In Vietnam War; Media Grilled Trump Over Same Milestone\">rapid response director<\/a>, Macy Gardner, said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cTheir longstanding praise of Biden\u2019s mental acuity absolutely crushes House Democrats\u2019 credibility and leaves them fleeing from anyone who questions why they put political party allegiances over the good of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several congressional Democrats have admitted that the president did poorly in his first presidential debate against former President Donald Trump, but they have stopped short of calling for him to step aside or drop from the ticket \u2014 at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment, Aguilar\u2019s office pointed the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> to the California Democrat\u2019s interview with CNN in which he called the debate a \u201ctough night\u201d but called Trump\u2019s remarks \u201cscary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden is at the top of the ticket,\u201d Aguilar said. \u201cHe\u2019s our nominee.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, House Republicans\u2019 campaign arm has been blasting their vulnerable Democratic colleagues for running from questions regarding Biden\u2019s mental acuity and viability to serve as president.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)\u00a0is leading House GOP lawmakers in calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3063723\/house-gop-calls-biden-removal-office-debate-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>invoke the 25th Amendment<\/a>. He filed a resolution\u00a0on Friday that would compel Harris to convene the president\u2019s Cabinet and activate Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare Biden \u201cincapable of executing the duties of his office.\u201d In doing so, Harris would then succeed Biden as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-read-the-memo-provided-to-vp-pence-noting-that-he-has-the-opportunity-to-save-the-country\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Read the Memo Provided to VP Pence Noting that He Has the Opportunity to Save the Country\">acting president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters on Friday that Biden\u2019s Cabinet should begin having conversations about the president\u2019s ability to carry out the remainder of his term as well.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s allies on Capitol Hill have argued that the president is still the best candidate to articulate the Democratic platform and one debate should not overshadow Biden\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve both had bad days. We\u2019ve both had bad nights. One night is not who a person is,\u201d Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), a member of leadership, said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Ryan, Vasquez, Davis, Horsford, Kaptur, Mrvan, Kildee, and Schrier for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1692621\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1692621\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Tags<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/advertising\/\">Advertising<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\">House Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nrcc\/\">NRCC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington D.C.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Republican Campaign Committee has released a new advertisement targeting House Democrats who avoided questions about President Joe Biden&#8217;s ability to serve, with clips featuring various Democratic representatives dodging the question. House Republicans are calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment to declare Biden &#8220;incapable of executing the duties of his office.&#8221; Biden&#8217;s allies argue that one debate should not overshadow his record as the Democratic nominee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2287764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23255782946176-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3685,33648,24808,4245],"class_list":["post-2287763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-mental-acuity","tag-nrcc","tag-questions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23255782946176-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287763","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}