{"id":2294489,"date":"2024-07-14T07:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T11:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-convention-could-pump-brakes-on-pressure-on-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T07:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T11:36:37","slug":"republican-convention-could-pump-brakes-on-pressure-on-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-convention-could-pump-brakes-on-pressure-on-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican convention could pump brakes on pressure on 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=\"float:left\"><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%2Frepublican-convention-could-pump-brakes-on-pressure-on-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=2294489&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 \u2063discusses \u2064the pressure on President\u200b Joe Biden\u200d to step down as the Democratic nominee before\u2064 the upcoming Democratic National Convention. It \u200chighlights the Republican National Convention as a potential respite for Biden, where former President Donald \u2063Trump will announce his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a>. The article also mentions concerns \u200damong Democrats about\u2063 Biden&#8217;s chances against Trump\u200b and discussions within the party about potentially replacing Biden as \u200cthe nominee. The upcoming \u200binterviews and public appearances by \u200cBiden during the convention are \u2063seen as crucial in \u2062determining his political future. The article also touches \u2064on the recent \u2064incident at Trump&#8217;s rally and the ongoing security concerns surrounding political events. Despite criticism\u200b from within his own party, Biden remains determined to win the election and\u2062 has \u2064planned engagements in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/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\">Republican convention could pump brakes on retirement pressure on 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\/naomi-lim\/\">Naomi Lim<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T07:00:00-04:00\">July 14, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701233\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As more elected Democrats call for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to step down as the party\u2019s nominee, every public appearance he makes before next month\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> will double as a political test, strategists warn.<\/p>\n<p>But next week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a>, during which former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> will announce his vice presidential nominee, could provide Biden with a respite from the pressure. Already, attention has turned from his political struggles following an apparent attempt to assassinate Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats concerned about Biden\u2019s chances against Trump this election have until Aug. 19 to convince him to stand aside as the presumptive nominee who controls almost all of the party\u2019s delegates, with Biden\u2019s interview with NBC\u2019s Lester Holt on Monday representing his next test and counterprogramming for first night of the Republican convention. That is potentially another month of Democrats criticizing their own candidate and helping Republicans cut ads before November, strategists say.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Trump and his campaign are \u201cjust\u00a0sitting and laughing at all of this is infuriating,\u201d according to one of those Democratic strategists, Jim Manley, a long-time aide to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Trump has underscored that Biden is his preferred rival this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s going is not sustainable \u2014 and the idea that every few days there is a new threshold that he is going to\u00a0have\u00a0to meet is\u00a0ridiculous,\u201d Manley told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cHe met the low bar that was set last night, but what\u2019s next? House and Senate Democratic leaders need to make a decision\u00a0one way or another and act as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hakeem Jeffries <\/a>(D-NY) met with Biden Thursday night after the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cancels-event-where-he-said-he-would-show-evidence-of-election-fraud-in-georgia\/\" title=\"Trump cancels event revealing evidence of election fraud in Georgia.\">highly anticipated press conference<\/a> on the sidelines of the 75th NATO summit in Washington and \u201cexpressed the full breadth of insight, heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward that the caucus has shared in our recent time together,\u201d per his letter to other House Democrats. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> and Biden campaign confirmed the sit-down but did have their own read-outs.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden-Jeffries meeting also took place on the same day of a report that Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) told donors since Biden\u2019s debate against Trump last month that he is open to replacing the president as the Democratic nominee, in addition to three of Biden\u2019s most trusted advisers failing to win over Senate Democrats worried about the president\u2019s electoral prospects during a separate briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer later revealed that he had a meeting of his own with Biden on Saturday, simply calling it a \u201cgood meeting\u201d in a brief statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need more of the kind of analytics that show the path to success,\u201d Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-blumenthal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Richard Blumenthal<\/a> (D-CT) <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> after the Senate meeting. \u201cJoe Biden has to go to the American people \u2014 not just in one meeting, one press conference, one speech \u2014 but consistently and constantly. Tonight will be important. The press conference will be potentially a turning point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shooting at Trump\u2019s rally, in which a bullet appeared to graze the former president but he avoided major injury, has consumed headlines and will likely carry into the convention when it begins on Monday. Lawmakers have major questions about the security lapses that allowed the incident to happen, while the motives or identity of the shooter have not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden has scheduled more than one interview during the convention, the NBC interview on Monday and a sitdown with BET on Wednesday, that could revive the political controversy over his fitness. A drip-drip of statements calling on him to step aside has dogged his campaign since the debate.<\/p>\n<p>A Biden world source was emphatic that the president passed the test presented by this week\u2019s press conference, organized in response to Democrats who have encouraged him to appear in more unscripted, less stage-managed moments. The source contended Biden not only reminded the public about his record and the other policies he would like to implement if he is reelected, but he also contrasted himself with Trump, despite mistaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> and Trump. More than 22.5 million people watched Biden answer questions for an hour at the Walter E. Washington Center in downtown D.C., Nielsen Media Data found.<\/p>\n<p>Although the source disliked the use of the word \u201ctest\u201d and stressed that, as president of the United States, Biden is always under intense scrutiny, the person told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he does have to prove his dynamism to Democratic critics. The pressure would only be eased during the Republican convention if Biden were not campaigning himself, but he will be, the source also asserted.<\/p>\n<p>GOP operatives, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a> spokeswoman Anna Kelly, previewed the convention as a platform for Trump to appeal to people \u201cacross the political spectrum with his agenda to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lower costs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>secure the border,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>restore peace through strength<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, Joe Biden\u2019s weakness, failure, and dishonesty have made him one of the least popular presidents in history, and now, his disastrous record is only compounded by his clear cognitive decline,\u201d Kelly told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAmericans won\u2019t forget Biden\u2019s daily gaffes and memory lapses, just like they won\u2019t forget his failed record when they vote for President Trump on Nov. 5.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>With Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) telling Biden during Friday\u2019s call between the president and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he should step aside as the Democratic nominee, 19 Democrats have now implored Biden to do the same. After speaking with top Democratic congressional allies, governors, and mayors, including the Congressional Black Caucus, the president also talked with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus on Friday, with plans to phone the Congressional Progressive Caucus and New Democrat Coalition on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president has said repeatedly he is in this to win, he is the Democratic nominee, we\u2019re going to defeat Donald Trump in November because Democrats are going to be united in taking down threats posed by Donald Trump,\u201d Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler told reporters Friday aboard Air Force One for the president\u2019s trip to Michigan on Friday. \u201cJoe Biden has been making gaffes for 40 years. He made a couple last night. He\u2019ll probably continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Michigan, a must<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-donor-boost-isnt-happening-where-he-needs-it\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s fundraising surge falls short in key areas\">-win battleground state<\/a>, Biden heads to Texas on Monday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin before travelling to Nevada. Once in the Silver State, the president will address the 115<sup>th<\/sup> NAACP National Convention on Tuesday and the UnidosUS Annual Conference on Wednesday as he makes his own appeals to voters. <\/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>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> described the itinerary as an opportunity for Biden to speak directly to the country, particularly those who have not \u201cheard specifically from him, on even his health, even the debate,\u201d as well as a way for him to hear directly from them about their issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the best way to do this,\u201d Jean-Pierre told reporters this week. \u201cThat\u2019s the best way to get out there. That\u2019s the best way to make sure that you have your finger on the pulse and that the American gets people get to see you for themselves.\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_1701233\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701233\"}});<\/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>The pressure on President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee is increasing, with more elected Democrats calling for his resignation. His public appearances leading up to the Democratic National Convention will be closely watched as a political test. However, the upcoming Republican National Convention, where former President Donald Trump will announce his vice presidential nominee, could provide Biden with a break from the pressure. The recent attempt on Trump&#8217;s life at a rally in Pennsylvania has shifted attention away from Biden&#8217;s political struggles. Democrats have until Aug. 19 to convince Biden to step aside, with his upcoming interviews serving as crucial moments. The shooting incident at Trump&#8217;s rally has raised questions about security lapses, but Biden&#8217;s scheduled interviews during the convention could reignite controversy over his fitness for office. Despite facing criticism from within his own party, Biden&#8217;s campaign maintains that he is committed to winning the election and defeating Trump in November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2294490,"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-michigan-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12624,5894,34976,34546,32076],"class_list":["post-2294489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-brakes","tag-politics","tag-pressure-on-biden","tag-republican-convention","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-michigan-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294489","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}