{"id":2290933,"date":"2024-07-09T06:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T10:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-seizes-on-biden-while-democrats-debate-his-future-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T06:44:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T10:44:07","slug":"gop-seizes-on-biden-while-democrats-debate-his-future-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-seizes-on-biden-while-democrats-debate-his-future-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP seizes on Biden while Democrats debate his future &#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%2Fgop-seizes-on-biden-while-democrats-debate-his-future-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=2290933&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 from the Washington Examiner\u200d discusses\u200c how House Republicans \u2062are\u200b intensifying their attacks \u2063on President \u200cJoe Biden, aiming to\u2063 capitalize on \u200chis weaknesses as Democrats \u200bcontemplate his\u200b future on the ticket. The GOP \u2062is deploying various\u200b strategies to question Biden&#8217;s fitness for office, including calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to remove him via \u200dthe \u206325th Amendment and demanding testimony from Biden&#8217;s doctor regarding his mental state. The article also\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-press-cdc-on-conflicting-counts-of-child-covid-19-deaths\/\" title=\"House Republicans are urging the CDC to clarify conflicting child COVID-19 death counts.\">highlights concerns raised<\/a> by the House Intelligence Committee about\u200c Hunter Biden&#8217;s presence in official meetings. As tensions escalate, both parties are \u2064gearing up for\u2063 a contentious \u200cpolitical battle ahead of the upcoming election.  <\/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 GOP seizes on Biden\u2019s vulnerabilities while Democrats mull president\u2019s future<\/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\/cami-mondeaux\/\">Cami Mondeaux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T06:00:00-04:00\">July 9, 2024 6:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican lawmakers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070175\/kamala-harris-draws-gop-attacks-biden-calls-step-aside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>going all in<\/a> with their attacks against President Joe Biden, seizing on his vulnerabilities and hoping to weaken him further as a candidate as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3071224\/democrats-return-capitol-hill-biden-withdrawal-jeopardy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats openly consider<\/a> whether to replace him at the top of the ticket. <\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are preparing to attack Biden from all sides over the coming weeks, hoping to deal some fatal blows as the president must first focus on convincing his own party he can remain their nominee. The efforts come as a growing number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3069191\/house-democrats-run-halting-trumps-presidency-biden-implosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic lawmakers<\/a> have called on Biden to step aside, something the president has remained adamant he will not do. <\/p>\n<p>Those calls could threaten to weaken Biden even further, one Democratic lawmaker warned on Monday, arguing the party could risk losing the White House if lawmakers continue to question Biden\u2019s viability publicly ahead of the election. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of where one stands on the question of President Biden\u2019s political future, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-torres-slams-colleagues-for-self-destructive-panic-over-biden-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Rep. Torres slams colleagues for &#039;self-destructive&#039; panic over Biden - Washington Examiner\">intra-party mixed messaging strikes<\/a> me as deeply self-destructive,\u201d Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) said in a statement. \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. Weakening a weakened nominee seems like a losing strategy for a presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are three ways House Republicans are going on offense against Biden\u2019s candidacy on Capitol Hill: <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GOP calls on Harris to remove Biden via 25th Amendment<\/h2>\n<p>Shortly after Biden\u2019s debate performance in which he stumbled over his talking points and repeatedly lost his train of thoughts, Republicans sounded the alarm that not only should Biden drop out of the 2024 race but he also should be removed immediately. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) quickly filed a resolution the day after the debate that would compel Vice President Kamala 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 acting president. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it appears Roy has support from House GOP leaders, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-republican-covid-19-package-after-mcconnell-rejects-bipartisan-proposal\/\" title=\"Trump backs Republican COVID-19 package after McConnell rejects bipartisan proposal\">told reporters<\/a> that Biden\u2019s Cabinet should begin having conversations about the president\u2019s ability to carry out the remainder of his term. <\/p>\n<p>Harris has emerged as the most likely replacement for Biden should he be removed from the ticket, throwing her into the crossfire of GOP attacks. <\/p>\n<p>Roy has also made the argument Harris should be impeached, claiming the vice president lied about Biden\u2019s mental capacity to carry out his presidential duties \u2014 violating her \u201cunique constitutional obligation\u201d to invoke the 25th Amendment. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not yet clear when Roy would call for a vote on his resolution, but the Texas Republican said he plans to speak with the House parliamentarian on steps to expedite the process.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oversight demands testimony from Biden\u2019s doctor<\/h2>\n<p>House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3072257\/comer-requests-interview-bidens-doctor-concerning-debate-performance\/\">announced on Sunday<\/a> he would be seeking testimony from Biden\u2019s physician, Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor, regarding the president\u2019s \u201cdeclining mental state.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The request comes in response to conflicting information from the Biden White House about how recently the president was evaluated. The White House had been unclear about what checkups Biden may have had after his disastrous debate performance last month only heightened concerns over his age and acuity, but on Thursday confirmed that Biden had a check up after the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Comer cited a report from O\u2019Connor in February that Biden \u201cremains fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency\u201d and that it was not \u201crecommended that [President] Biden take a cognitive test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Oversight Committee is concerned your medical assessments have been influenced by your private business endeavors with the Biden family,\u201d Comer wrote in a letter to O\u2019Connor, requesting information about the physician\u2019s alleged involvement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-investigating-bidens-doctor-after-concerning-debate-performance-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Comer investigating Biden\u2019s doctor after \u2018concerning\u2019 debate performance - Washington Examiner\">defunct healthcare company tied<\/a> to the president\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven your connections with the Biden family, the Committee also seeks to understand if you are in a position to provide accurate and independent reviews of the President\u2019s fitness to serve,\u201d Comer said.<\/p>\n<p>The House Oversight Committee\u2019s request also follows reports that the White House visitor logs showed Parkinson\u2019s disease expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3072637\/parkinsons-disease-expert-who-visited-white-house-doubles-as-biden-donor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dr. Kevin Cannard\">Dr. Kevin Cannard<\/a> of the Walter Reed Medical Center met with O\u2019Connor and two others at the White House residence clinic on Jan. 17, and appeared in visitor logs numerous times.<\/p>\n<p>White House spokesman Ian Sams downplayed Comer\u2019s request: \u201cHere they go again, pushing their crazy, discredited conspiracy theories in order to score another hit on [Fox News\u2019s Maria] Bartiromo. If extreme House Republicans want to take a look at a White House physician, here\u2019s an idea for where to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/02\/16\/white-house-medical-unit-pharmacy-ronny-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"start\">start<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor has until July 14 to respond to Congress.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intelligence Committee raises questions about Hunter Biden\u2019s presence in meetings<\/h2>\n<p>The House Intelligence Committee is seeking information from the Biden administration after it was reported that Biden\u2018s son Hunter \u201cwas in the room\u201d as his father was preparing to deliver a prime-time address responding to the Supreme Court\u2018s opinion on presidential immunity.<\/p>\n<p>Now committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) is demanding answers from the White House\u2018s chief of staff on what if any classified information was discussed in those meetings. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to news reporting, the President\u2019s son\u2019s sudden presence at official meetings has caused confusion for some White House staff, prompting a reaction of \u2018What the hell is happening?\u2019\u201d Turner wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The White House defended Hunter Biden\u2019s presence, arguing the president\u2019s family was in town for the July Fourth holiday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHunter came back with him and walked with him into that meeting, that prep, that speech prep, and you know, and he ended up spending time with his dad and his family that night,\u201d White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters last week. \u201cThat is basically what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can say is that he came back with his dad from Camp David,\u201d she said. \u201cHe walked him into the speech prep. He was in the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden\u2019s presence has raised concerns among House Republicans, who are currently investigating the president\u2019s son and other family members over foreign business dealings. Republicans have especially targeted Hunter Biden due to the fact he used to sit on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian company. <\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden was also recently found guilty of all three charges he was facing related to a 2018 gun purchase.<\/p>\n<p><em>Naomi Lim contributed to this report. <\/em><\/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>House Republicans are intensifying their attacks on President Joe Biden, aiming to weaken him as a candidate while some Democrats consider replacing him on the ticket. They are focusing on Biden&#8217;s vulnerabilities and hoping to deal significant blows to his candidacy. Democratic lawmakers have called on Biden to step aside, but he remains adamant about staying in the race. This internal party conflict could harm Biden&#8217;s chances in the upcoming election. House Republicans are using various tactics to challenge Biden&#8217;s candidacy, including calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to remove him via the 25th Amendment, demanding testimony from Biden&#8217;s doctor about his mental state, and raising questions about Hunter Biden&#8217;s presence in official meetings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2290934,"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-future-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,3896,3685,6203],"class_list":["post-2290933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-debate","tag-democrats","tag-gop"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-future-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290933","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}