{"id":2290893,"date":"2024-07-08T23:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T03:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-members-throw-biden-lifeline-as-prominent-progressives-back-president-in-reelection-fight-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T23:15:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T03:15:51","slug":"squad-members-throw-biden-lifeline-as-prominent-progressives-back-president-in-reelection-fight-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-members-throw-biden-lifeline-as-prominent-progressives-back-president-in-reelection-fight-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Squad\u2019 members throw Biden lifeline as prominent progressives back president in reelection fight &#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%2Fsquad-members-throw-biden-lifeline-as-prominent-progressives-back-president-in-reelection-fight-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=2290893&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 article discusses how\u2062 progressive\u2062 Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitch-slammed-for-tweeting-womxns-history-month\/\" title=\"Twitch Slammed For Tweeting \u2018Womxn\u2019s History Month\u2019\">including members<\/a> \u2063of the &#8220;Squad&#8221; like Ilhan Omar and Alexandria \u200dOcasio-Cortez, have expressed their support for \u200bPresident Joe Biden to continue as the Democratic Party&#8217;s candidate. While some members of the Squad have openly backed Biden, others have remained silent or have yet to \u2062publicly support\u200d him. The article also mentions Rep. \u200dAyanna Pressley&#8217;s support for Biden and \u2062highlights the various viewpoints within the Congressional Progressive Caucus regarding Biden&#8217;s candidacy. the article\u2063 provides insight into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-schools-can-reopen-safely-without-vaccinating-teachers-against-covid-19\/\" title=\"CDC: Schools Can Reopen Safely Without Vaccinating Teachers Against COVID-19\">ongoing debate<\/a> within the Democratic Party about \u200dBiden&#8217;s <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>.  <\/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\">\u2018Squad\u2019 members throw Biden lifeline as prominent progressives back president in reelection fight<\/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\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T22:47:16-04:00\">July 8, 2024 10:47 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697634\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Progressive Democrats, such as Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ilhan-omar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ilhan Omar<\/a> (D-MN) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) have thrown their support behind President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to remain at the top of their party\u2019s ticket, while others have stayed silent. <\/p>\n<p>Some members of the \u201cSquad,\u201d a group of young progressive House Democrats, have come out in support of Biden as numerous Democrats call for him to step down. Biden has spent the last week or so fending off calls from those concerned about his mental acuity and electability following his lackluster debate performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have spoken to the president over the weekend. I have spoken with him extensively. He made clear then and he has made clear since that he is in this race,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said. \u201cThe matter is closed.\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\">AOC says she is backing Joe Biden. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The matter is closed,\u2019 she said. \u2018Joe Biden is our nominee.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HVCluO2Ahh\">pic.twitter.com\/HVCluO2Ahh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JMRaasch\/status\/1810444131921195110?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>Omar has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3073408\/ilhan-omar-primary-opponent-firm-stance-support-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>affirmed her support<\/a> for Biden, even going so far as to cut him into one of her own campaign ads.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said she supports Biden and that the focus of the race should come back to Democrats beating former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Other Squad Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2024\/07\/biden-interview-campaign-aoc-democrats-progressives-omar-tlaib-bowman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>yet to support<\/a> Biden publicly or call for him to step down. None of Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Cori Bush (D-MO), or Maxwell Frost (D-FL), who have all been critical of the president for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war, have yet to comment publicly one way or the other.<\/p>\n<p>The chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), put out a statement Monday to highlight the diverse viewpoints of the caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that Democrats are having many conversations among our members and our constituents as we consider the best path forward to protect our Democrats,\u201d Jayapal said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs CPC Chair, I am listening carefully to the thoughts of our members from all over the country\u2014in swing and safe states and districts\u2014as we work to ensure we defeat Donald Trump and win the House and Senate,\u201d she continued. <\/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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xpfUItSbat\">pic.twitter.com\/xpfUItSbat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PramilaJayapal\/status\/1810372423302394022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While she did not endorse Biden nor call for him to step aside, she did say that both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris \u201cwere elected by the voters and have had remarkable accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal told <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-campaign-house-democrats-senate-16c222f825558db01609605b3ad9742a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the<em> Associated Press<\/em><\/a>  that Biden was expected to meet with members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus this week.<\/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>Ahead of House members coming back to work in Washington, D.C., this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072522\/biden-congressional-democrats-letter-end-talk-2024-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden penned a letter<\/a> to Democrats reiterating his commitment to staying in the presidential race. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now,\u201d Biden wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s time for it to end. We have one job. And that is to beat Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <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_1697634\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697634\"}});<\/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>Progressive Democrats, including members of the &#8220;Squad&#8221; like Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have expressed their support for President Joe Biden in his reelection campaign, while others have remained silent. Biden has faced criticism regarding his mental acuity and electability, but AOC and Omar have publicly endorsed him. Some members of the Squad have not publicly supported Biden or called for him to step down. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, emphasized the diversity of opinions within the caucus but did not explicitly endorse Biden. Biden has reaffirmed his commitment to staying in the race and defeating Donald Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2290894,"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\/biden-squad-calls-resign.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21787,9305,3620,11763,8313],"class_list":["post-2290893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-lifeline","tag-squad","tag-biden","tag-progressives","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-squad-calls-resign.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290893","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}