{"id":2290077,"date":"2024-07-06T22:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T02:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-calling-for-biden-to-step-aside-are-scared-of-trump-jasmine-crockett-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T22:25:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T02:25:35","slug":"democrats-calling-for-biden-to-step-aside-are-scared-of-trump-jasmine-crockett-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-calling-for-biden-to-step-aside-are-scared-of-trump-jasmine-crockett-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats calling for Biden to step aside are \u2018scared\u2019 of Trump: Jasmine Crockett &#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\">32<\/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%2Fdemocrats-calling-for-biden-to-step-aside-are-scared-of-trump-jasmine-crockett-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=2290077&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) addressed the calls for \u200dPresident Joe Biden to step aside within the Democratic party. Crockett suggested that \u2064Democrats are \u2063united by \u200ctheir fear of \u2062a potential second\u200d Trump \u2062administration, rather than any dissatisfaction with Biden himself. She urged \u2064her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-attorney-general-eric-holder-says-citizens-need-to-take-to-the-streets-get-arrested-over-voter-id-battle\/\" title=\"Former Attorney General Eric Holder Says Citizens Need To Take To The Streets, Get Arrested Over Voter ID Battle\">fellow party members<\/a> to stay \u2063united around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-getting-desperate-as-house-of-mouse-heads-toward-cliff-we-dont-always-get-it-right\/\" title=\"Disney in Dire Straits as it Approaches the Edge: &#039;We Make Mistakes Too&#039;\">current ticket<\/a> and focus on the upcoming \u2063election. Crockett also highlighted concerns about\u200b potential Supreme Court vacancies and conservative policy\u200c agendas under \u2062a future Trump administration as reasons for Democratic anxiety.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\">Democrats calling for Biden to step aside are \u2018scared\u2019 of Trump: Jasmine Crockett<\/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\/robert-stewart\/\">Robert Stewart<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T22:17:22-04:00\">July 6, 2024 10:17 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) said Saturday that even though Democrats are not falling in line behind President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, one thing unites the party: fear of a second Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett, who represents parts of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dallas<\/a>, appeared on MSNBC\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/katie-phang\/watch\/-he-cares-nothing-about-us-he-only-cares-about-himself-rep-jasmine-crockett-on-donald-trump-214334021771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The Katie Phang Show<\/a><\/em>  to discuss the president\u2019s one-on-one interview with ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos that aired Friday. Host Katie Phang prefaced her conversation with the congresswoman with clips from the night before that featured a couple of prolonged pauses from Biden.<\/p>\n<p>While five House Democrats have called on Biden to withdraw from the race, Crockett defended him, arguing that voters have spoken through the various Democratic presidential primaries so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ticket at this point in time is Biden and [Vice President Kamala] Harris, and so long as the president says that he can do this job, then that is our ticket,\u201d Crockett said. \u201cWe have a democratic process, we went through the primary, and to subvert the will of the people based on polls is not what we do in a democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The freshman representative suggested that if polling was indicative of election outcomes, Trump \u201cnever would have\u201d been president, and \u201cwe wouldn\u2019t have Democrats overperforming by 20 points in a number of elections\u201d in the past couple of years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), a North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Chapter Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., delivers the keynote speech at the organization\u2019s 2024 Southwest Regional Conference Social Action Luncheon on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Kathie Tam\/AP Content Services for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to denouncing Democratic calls for Biden to step aside, Crockett addressed the motives behind them. She cited the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3046752\/biden-next-president-supreme-court-justices-los-angeles-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>comment<\/a> last month that there are likely to be two Supreme Court justice vacancies in the next four years and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071030\/trump-knows-nothing-project-2025-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Project 2025<\/a>, a blueprint spearheaded by The Heritage Foundation for the next conservative administration \u2014 two big concerns for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though it\u2019s Democrats that are calling for the president to step aside, they\u2019re not calling for the president to step aside because they think that Joe Biden\u2019s a terrible person, because they think that he\u2019s a failure,\u201d Crockett said. \u201cThey\u2019re calling for him to step aside because they are scared. One thing that I think we are all united in, no matter where you stand, is our fear: our fear that somehow Donald Trump can get back into the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crockett pleaded with Democrats to \u201cunite around the ticket\u201d and \u201cstay the course\u201d with just under four months to go until Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s recognize who the real enemy is, let\u2019s not give fodder to the Republicans come November by tearing each other apart,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crockett\u2019s comments come as Biden\u2019s mental acuity has been heavily scrutinized since his weak performance at the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a>. He said he is \u201ccompletely ruling out\u201d exiting the race, even as some in his party express <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071617\/warner-attempting-senate-democratso-join-him-asking-biden-exit-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>doubts<\/a> that he can continue as the nominee or serve another four years as president.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the doubt swirling around Biden, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072117\/biden-trending-up-in-swing-states-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> released Saturday showed him gaining ground against Trump in swing states.<\/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_1696084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696084\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/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><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats who are calling for President Biden to step aside are motivated by fear of a second Trump administration, according to Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Crockett defended Biden, stating that the Democratic primary process has spoken and the current ticket is Biden and Vice President Harris. She urged Democrats to unite around the ticket and not give Republicans ammunition by tearing each other apart. Crockett emphasized that the real enemy is Trump, not internal division within the party. Despite doubts about Biden&#8217;s mental acuity, a new poll shows him gaining ground against Trump in swing states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2700,"featured_media":2290078,"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\/07\/Jasmine-Crockett.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3685,34125,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2290077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-democrats","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Jasmine-Crockett.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290077","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\/2700"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}