{"id":2290472,"date":"2024-07-08T12:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-torres-slams-colleagues-for-self-destructive-panic-over-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T12:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:03:04","slug":"rep-torres-slams-colleagues-for-self-destructive-panic-over-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-torres-slams-colleagues-for-self-destructive-panic-over-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Torres slams colleagues for &#8216;self-destructive&#8217; panic over Biden &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Frep-torres-slams-colleagues-for-self-destructive-panic-over-biden-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=2290472&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>House Democrat Ritchie Torres is warning his colleagues not to publicly doubt President Joe Biden&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">reelection bid<\/a>, calling it &#8220;deeply self-destructive.&#8221; Torres expressed his concerns as some Democrats are criticizing Biden after a\u2064 disastrous debate.\u2064 He urged lawmakers to consider the consequences of their actions, as Biden \u200bhas reiterated he will\u200b not step aside. The House Democratic \u2064leaders are discussing how to proceed, \u2063with \u2063some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-foreign-press-association-board-member-removed-for-sharing-article-that-called-black-lives-matter-a-racist-hate-movement\/\" title=\"Hollywood Foreign Press Association Board Member Removed For Sharing Article That Called Black Lives Matter A \u2018Racist Hate Movement\u2019\">members calling<\/a> for Biden to withdraw as\u2062 the Democratic nominee. Torres&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-will-pay-the-price-in-november-gop-fires-back-after-democrats-vote-to-raise-middle-class-taxes-in-a-recession\/\" title=\"&quot;Democrats Will Pay the Price in November&quot; - GOP Fires Back After Democrats Vote to Raise Middle-Class Taxes in a Recession\">statement reflects<\/a> a broader debate within the party about\u200c Biden&#8217;s political future.  <\/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\">House Democrat slams colleagues for \u2018self-destructive\u2019 panic over Biden<\/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\/samantha-jo-roth\/\">Samantha-Jo Roth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T11:50:02-04:00\">July 8, 2024 11:50 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697135\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3009849\/ritchie-torries-bronx-blasts-trump-rally-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)\">Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)<\/a> is warning his House colleagues against openly casting doubt on the strength of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)\">President Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s reelection bid, calling it \u201cdeeply self-destructive\u201d if he ends up remaining the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Torres, who represents the New York borough of the Bronx, issued the reproach on Monday as some of his fellow Democrats speak out publicly and anonymously to the media in the aftermath of Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071632\/biden-debate-bad-episode-abc-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>disastrous debate.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of where one stands on the question of President Biden\u2019s political future, the intra-party mixed messaging strikes me as deeply self-destructive,\u201d Torres said in a statement, released just as lawmakers return from the July 4th recess. \u201cThose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-robert-reich-tells-dems-to-give-kyrsten-sinema-the-backs-of-their-hands\/\" title=\"Nolte: Robert Reich Tells Dems to Give Kyrsten Sinema &#039;the Backs of Their Hands&#039;\">publicly calling<\/a> on President Biden to withdraw should ask themselves a simple question: what if the President becomes the Democratic nominee?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Regardless of where one stands on the question of President Biden\u2019s political future, the intra-party mixed messaging strikes me as deeply self-destructive. <\/p>\n<p>Those publicly calling on President Biden to withdraw should ask themselves a simple question: what if the President\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1810299803114336281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Torres\u2019s statement echoed a letter Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072522\/biden-congressional-democrats-letter-end-talk-2024-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sent his colleagues<\/a> that morning in which he reiterated he will not step aside.<\/p>\n<p>House Democratic leaders have already begun to discuss with their members how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-arizona-state-legislature-to-hold-public-hearing-on-election-integrity-on-monday-nov-30\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Arizona State Legislature to Hold Public Hearing on Election Integrity on Monday, Nov. 30\">move forward<\/a>, including a Sunday afternoon phone call in which several Democrats made the case for Biden to stand down, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/07\/jerry-nadler-adam-smith-congress-biden-00166733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>multiple reports<\/a>. Those who want Biden to withdraw as the Democratic nominee now include senior members of the party, such as Reps. Joe Morelle (D-NY), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), and Mark Takano (D-CA). <\/p>\n<p>Notably, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, expressed support for Biden on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drip, drip, drip of public statements of no confidence only serve to weaken a President who has been weakened not only by the debate but also by the debate about the debate,\u201d Torres added. \u201cWeakening a weakened nominee seems like a losing strategy for a presidential election. The piling-on is not so much solving a problem as much as it is creating and compounding one.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process by which we decide how to move forward matters as much as the decision itself,\u201d the New York congressman said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House and Senate Democrats plan to huddle in their weekly caucus meetings on Tuesday. Sen. 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