{"id":2293942,"date":"2024-07-13T07:58:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T11:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-debate-pushing-for-bidens-removal-or-letting-democrats-squirm-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T08:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T12:00:16","slug":"republicans-debate-pushing-for-bidens-removal-or-letting-democrats-squirm-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-debate-pushing-for-bidens-removal-or-letting-democrats-squirm-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans debate pushing for Biden\u2019s removal or letting Democrats squirm &#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\">26<\/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%2Frepublicans-debate-pushing-for-bidens-removal-or-letting-democrats-squirm-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=2293942&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 \u200cdiscusses \u2062the debate\u2064 among Republicans about whether to push for President Joe \u2063Biden&#8217;s removal or allow Democrats to deal with internal strife. Some Democrats have \u2063called on\u200d Biden to step aside, leading Republicans to consider taking advantage of his vulnerabilities. Questions\u200d about Biden&#8217;s mental acuity have fueled \u200dGOP investigations, with \u2064some Republicans calling for his impeachment. However, some\u200d Republicans believe that the decision to \u2064remove Biden should be left to the Biden administration. Despite the debate, Republicans have stated that\u200d they do \u200dnot plan\u2064 to push for a\u2064 change in the Democratic\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">presidential ticket<\/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\">Republicans debate pushing for Biden\u2019s removal or letting Democrats squirm<\/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\/?mab_v3=3080212\">Cami Mondeaux and Ramsey Touchberry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T07:00:00-04:00\">July 13, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> faces more calls to withdraw from the presidential race, Republican lawmakers are faced with a consequential decision themselves: They can either use Biden\u2019s vulnerabilities in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3077021\/house-oversight-subpoenas-top-biden-administration-officials-over-cognitive-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>favor to try to impeach<\/a> or remove him from office, or they can continue to let Democrats squirm as cracks form within their party. <\/p>\n<p>About 20 Democratic lawmakers have publicly called on Biden to step aside, creating an intraparty windstorm as the party actively reconsider their presidential ticket just weeks ahead of the nominating convention. The private, and very much public, turmoil has created an opening for Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3073510\/house-gop-seizes-biden-vulnerabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>weaken Biden<\/a> ahead of the November election \u2014 while also using his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3078971\/house-committees-toil-forthcoming-biden-impeachment-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>own party\u2019s skepticism against him.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Questions surrounding Biden\u2019s mental acuity have served as fuel for GOP investigations into the president, with House Oversight James Comer (R-KY) accusing White House staff of \u201crunning interference\u201d for the president as he deals with \u201ccognitive decline.\u201d Comer has since subpoenaed three Biden administration staff members while also requesting testimony from Biden\u2019s physician about his 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>The Oversight Committee has also used concerns about Biden\u2019s mental acuity to accelerate its ongoing impeachment efforts. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that President Biden is declining mentally and Hunter Biden acts as a gatekeeper in the White House shows the need to remove Joe Biden from public office is even more pressing,\u201d a spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cWe will continue to work with the other committees to finalize and release a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-committees-toil-over-forthcoming-biden-impeachment-report-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House committees toil over forthcoming Biden impeachment report - Washington Examiner\">joint impeachment inquiry report<\/a> as expeditiously as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other House Republicans are looking to use worries about Biden\u2019s cognitive state as a way to remove him from office before the end of his term. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Chip-Roy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chip Roy<\/a> (R-TX) introduced a resolution that would implore Vice President Kamala Harris to evoke the 25th Amendment, a move that several in House GOP leadership have supported. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn good conscience, if I was in the Biden Cabinet, I would be wrestling with that,\u201d said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). \u201cDesperate times call for desperate measures. I think the 25th Amendment is appropriate here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the House does not have the authority to execute the 25th Amendment \u2014 leaving it in the hands of the Biden administration instead. That limitation has caused some GOP lawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simplest-explanation-cnns-chief-medical-correspondent-differs-with-colleagues-says-virus-origin-could-be-wuhan-lab\/\" title=\"\u2018Simplest Explanation\u2019: CNN\u2019s Chief Medical Correspondent Differs With Colleagues, Says Virus Origin Could Be Wuhan Lab\">throw cold water<\/a> on the idea. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an executive branch tool specifically for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> in the president\u2019s Cabinet,\u201d House Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Steve-Scalise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA). \u201cYou can see why it\u2019s there. But it\u2019s a very narrow power to be exercised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not something that we do. That\u2019s something that his team would have to initiate,\u201d said Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). <\/p>\n<p>Even if Republicans did move forward with impeaching or seeking to remove Biden from office, the party has made clear it has no plans to encourage a change at the top of the Democratic ticket. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is their candidate. They chose him,\u201d Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cHe\u2019s got the delegates. He\u2019s got the fundraising. We need to let them let the cards play out as they will. Let Joe Biden go up against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others are encouraging their colleagues to stay out of it completely as a way to keep the focus on Democrats and their intraparty dissension. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s totally up to the Democrats, and we Republicans have no say, nor should we, in who the Democratic nominee is,\u201d said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). \u201cThis is something that the Democrats are going to have to work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some Republicans have argued that even if Democrats figure out their candidate problem, the party will face bigger problems when voters head to the polls in November. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to make any difference with that open border the way it is,\u201d said Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tommy-Tuberville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tommy Tuberville<\/a> (R-AL). \u201cIt\u2019s a huge, huge problem for the Democrats, along with everything else that\u2019s going on. They got more problems than Biden.\u201d<\/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_1700500\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700500\"}});<\/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>Republicans are debating whether to take advantage of President Biden&#8217;s vulnerabilities to try to impeach or remove him from office, or to let Democrats deal with their own internal issues. Some GOP lawmakers are using concerns about Biden&#8217;s mental acuity to push for his removal, while others believe it is up to the Democrats to address their candidate problem. Despite calls for Biden to step aside, Republicans are not actively pushing for a change in the Democratic ticket and are instead focusing on highlighting the party&#8217;s larger issues, such as the open border situation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3158,"featured_media":2293943,"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\/06\/AP24072552280435.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5199,3756],"class_list":["post-2293942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-removal","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24072552280435.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293942","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\/3158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}