{"id":2291035,"date":"2024-07-09T09:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-morning-for-joe-early-offensive-put-biden-on-solid-ground-ahead-of-huge-week-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T10:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:02:24","slug":"good-morning-for-joe-early-offensive-put-biden-on-solid-ground-ahead-of-huge-week-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-morning-for-joe-early-offensive-put-biden-on-solid-ground-ahead-of-huge-week-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Good morning for Joe: Early offensive put Biden on solid ground ahead of huge week &#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\">36<\/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%2Fgood-morning-for-joe-early-offensive-put-biden-on-solid-ground-ahead-of-huge-week-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=2291035&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>President Joe Biden went on the offensive on Monday to address\u200c concerns about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-will-not-be-on-the-new-hampshire-primary-ballot-for-2024\/\" title=\"Joe Biden won&#039;t be on New Hampshire primary ballot in 2024.\">candidacy ahead<\/a> of a\u200b busy week in Washington, D.C. As leaders of the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-lying-to-the-american-public-for-years-when-will-liberal-media-report-on-joe-bidens-obvious-dementia\/\" title=\"After Lying to the American Public for Years When will Liberal Media Report on Joe Biden\u2019s Obvious Dementia?\">free world<\/a> gathered\u2064 for the NATO summit, Biden worked to reassure his party amidst calls for him \u200bto step down as the \u200bDemocratic nominee.\u200b He appeared on \u2062MSNBC&#8217;s Morning Joe to reiterate his commitment \u2063to running \u200dfor president and sent a letter to congressional Democrats urging unity to defeat Donald Trump. Despite some House Democrats calling for him to step down, \u2064key Democratic groups like\u200d the Congressional Hispanic Caucus \u200band the Congressional Black Caucus came to Biden&#8217;s defense. Members of the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirk-cameron-plans-to-take-over-nations-libraries-with-pro-god-pro-america-message-this-week-hes-already-ruffling-feathers\/\" title=\"Kirk Cameron aims to dominate libraries with a pro-God, pro-America message, causing controversy.\">progressive\u2063 group<\/a> &#8220;The\u200b Squad&#8221; also voiced their \u2063support for \u2062the president in \u200bthe midst of ongoing party turmoil.  <\/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\">Good morning for Joe: Early offensive put Biden on solid ground ahead of huge week<\/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=\"2024-07-09T09:39:24-04:00\">July 9, 2024 9:39 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697634\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> went on the offensive Monday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-tries-to-calm-fears-as-inflation-continues-to-soar\/\" title=\"Biden Tries To Calm Fears As Inflation Continues To Soar\">calm fears<\/a> about his candidacy ahead of a busy week in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As leaders of the free world are set to meet in Washington for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3073619\/nato-summits-top-issues-defense-spending-ukraine-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO summit this week <\/a>starting on Tuesday, Biden got to work with those weary in his party ahead of a packed schedule. Biden is fending off calls to step down as the Democratic nominee following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-age-for-poor-debate-performance-not-a-young-man-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden blames age for poor debate performance: \u2018Not a young man&#039; - Washington Examiner\">lackluster debate performance<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what happened on Monday with the future of Biden\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calling into <em>Morning Joe<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>On Monday morning, Biden called into MSNBC\u2019s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072626\/biden-throws-down-gauntlet-democrats-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reiterate his commitment<\/a> to staying in the presidential race. He spoke with the hosts for about 18 minutes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny of these guys that don\u2019t think I should run, run against me. Announce for president. Challenge me at the convention,\u201d Biden said on the show.<\/p>\n<p>While on the air, he also touched on lies former President Donald Trump said during the debate to push back on the narrative he was the only one with a bad debate night. <\/p>\n<p>Some who watched the interview critiqued one moment in which Biden read from a piece of paper with quotes from the debate, prompting some to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3073468\/white-house-no-script-biden-morning-joe-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>speculate<\/a> the interview was scripted. White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> said that \u201che was reading some quotes from the debate\u201d and affirmed Biden did not read from a script during the interview.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing a letter to congressional Democrats<\/h2>\n<p>Biden also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072522\/biden-congressional-democrats-letter-end-talk-2024-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sent a letter<\/a> to congressional Democrats, some of whom have called for him to step down as the party\u2019s nominee and others who have reaffirmed their support for Biden at the top of the ticket.<\/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<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\">This morning, I sent a letter to my fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill. In it, I shared my thoughts about this moment in our campaign.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ABtAaJrr0n\">pic.twitter.com\/ABtAaJrr0n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1810301614965604827?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>At least nine sitting House Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068503\/democrats-who-say-biden-should-drop-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called for him<\/a> to step down so far, including Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Jerry Nadler (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. President, your legacy is set. We owe you the greatest debt of gratitude,\u201d Quigley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/allinwithchris\/status\/1809367054845386771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told MSNBC<\/a>. \u201cThe only thing that you can do now to cement that for all time and prevent utter catastrophe is to step down and let someone else do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have had extensive conversations with the leadership of the party, elected officials, rank and file members, and most importantly, Democratic voters over these past 10 days or so,\u201d Biden wrote in the letter. \u201cI have heard the concerns that people have \u2014 their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this election. I am not blind to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Black and Hispanic caucuses, \u2018Squad\u2019 come to his defense<\/h2>\n<p>After a week of turmoil, key parts of the Democratic coalition came back into town and to the president\u2019s defense Monday. <\/p>\n<p>The Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congressional-black-caucus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congressional Black Caucus<\/a> came to Biden\u2019s support. Biden also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3073675\/black-house-democrats-throw-weight-behind-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>met with members of the CBC<\/a> on Monday evening to reiterate his intention to stay in the race and thank them for their support. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve had my back. And I promise I\u2019m going to continue to have yours,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AprilDRyan\/status\/1810469641413873932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told CBC members<\/a> on the call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. For the last year and a half, the Biden-Harris Administration partnered with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus\u2019 initiative to take CHC on the Road. Through that initiative we have worked to empower Latino communities across the country,\u201d Hispanic Caucus Chairwoman Nanette Barragan (D-CA) and Deputy Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) said in a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HispanicCaucus\/status\/1810480892457926880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a>.<\/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\">CHC Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBarragan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBarragan<\/a> and Deputy Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEspaillat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepEspaillat<\/a> Stand with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sl0zzXBO2x\">pic.twitter.com\/sl0zzXBO2x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressional Hispanic Caucus (@HispanicCaucus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HispanicCaucus\/status\/1810480892457926880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3074062\/squad-throw-biden-lifeline-prominent-progressives-back-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Some members of the \u201cSquad,\u201d<\/a> a group of young progressive House Democrats, came to his side, while others have stayed silent on the issue. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), <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 voiced their support, while Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Cori Bush (D-MO), and Maxwell Frost (D-FL) have yet to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSquad\u201d members have been particularly tough on Biden in recent months as they have been the primary movers of the wedge splitting the party about how much support to show Israel in its war with Hamas. <\/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>Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) released a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PramilaJayapal\/status\/1810372419762405469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1810372423302394022%7Ctwgr%5E4f6bb13a3ef23b9de746f7952a568381eb3e7545%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fhouse%2F3074062%2Fsquad-throw-biden-lifeline-prominent-progressives-back-president%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> Monday to explain the diverse set of views on the matter. She also said the Congressional Progressive Caucus would be meeting with Biden this week.<\/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. As CPC Chair, I am listening carefully to the thoughts of our members from all over the country \u2014 in swing and safe states and districts \u2014 as we work to ensure we defeat Donald Trump and win the House and Senate,\u201d Jayapal said.<\/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>President Joe Biden took a proactive approach on Monday to address concerns about his candidacy before a busy week in Washington, D.C. He defended his decision to stay in the presidential race during an interview on MSNBC&#8217;s Morning Joe and sent a letter to congressional Democrats urging unity to defeat Donald Trump. Despite calls from some House Democrats for him to step down, key Democratic groups like the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus came to his defense. Members of the progressive &#8220;Squad&#8221; also showed support for Biden, while others remained silent on the issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2291036,"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\/joe-biden-win.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34334,34336,32320,34335],"class_list":["post-2291035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-early-offensive","tag-huge-week","tag-joe-biden","tag-solid-ground"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/joe-biden-win.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291035","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=2291035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}