{"id":2301017,"date":"2024-07-19T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-stands-by-biden-as-house-democrats-jump-ship-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:19:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:19:34","slug":"jeffries-supports-biden-as-house-democrats-abandon-ship-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-supports-biden-as-house-democrats-abandon-ship-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries supports Biden as House Democrats abandon ship &#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\">22<\/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%2Fjeffries-supports-biden-as-house-democrats-abandon-ship-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=2301017&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 &#8220;Jeffries stands by Biden\u200c as House Democrats jump ship&#8221; discusses Hakeem Jeffries&#8217; unwavering support\u2064 for President Joe Biden despite \u200ccalls from fellow Democratic\u200d lawmakers\u2062 for Biden to end \u200chis\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a>. Jeffries emphasized Biden&#8217;s accomplishments and vision during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>, \u2064stating\u200b that Biden has the track \u200brecord to make a successful case to the American people. The \u2063article mentions that the calls for Biden to step down began after the\u200c first presidential debate,\u2064 where concerns were raised about his cognitive \u200babilities.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jeffries stands by Biden as House Democrats jump ship<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706642\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>On Friday alone, at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3090762\/illinois-house-democrat-biden-stand-aside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>seven<\/a> Democratic Congress members called for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to end his presidential campaign, bringing the total now to 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> lawmakers, but House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) is emphasizing his support for Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of the most accomplished American presidents in our history,&rdquo; Hakeem said during a press conference. &ldquo;He has the vision &hellip; and the track record to make a case to the American people that will result in us being successful in November.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/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\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hakeemjeffries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hakeemjeffries<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> &ldquo;is our nominee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of the most accomplished American presidents in our history. &ldquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has the vision&hellip; and the track record to make a case to the American people that will result in us being successful in November.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0dFItAXkMu\">pic.twitter.com\/0dFItAXkMu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewBatesNC\/status\/1814323351143268665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 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>Calls for Biden to step down began just after the end of the first presidential debate, with Biden fumbling through his words, calling into question whether he is suffering from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dehydration-may-be-linked-to-2-unexpected-diseases\/\" title=\"Dehydration May Be Linked to 2 Unexpected Diseases\">severe cognitive decline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic party remains sharply split as leaders like Jeffries and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) continue to back the president publicly, though reports about what&rsquo;s going on behind the scenes differ. However, some in contentious races such as Sen. Jon Tester (R-MT) fear Biden is hurting their chances to win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In two separate private meetings, Jeffries, who is publicly standing by Biden, and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told the president that if he continues to run, it could negatively affect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ability to win the House or the Senate, the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/17\/jeffries-schumer-biden-hurting-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden, who was recently diagnosed with COVID-19, is off the campaign trail for the weekend. He was scheduled to speak at the UnidosUS annual conference in Las Vegas, the nation&rsquo;s largest Latino civil rights organization.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, while Biden claims to be back campaigning next week, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously reported that Biden&rsquo;s family members are waiting on the president to end his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries has already flirted with the idea of holding a mini-primary in the case that Biden does drop out.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_1706642\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706642\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries continues to support Biden despite increasing calls from Democratic lawmakers for him to end his presidential campaign. Jeffries praised Biden&#8217;s accomplishments and leadership during a press conference, emphasizing his belief that Biden can successfully win in November. Despite the growing number of Democrats urging Biden to step down due to concerns about his cognitive decline, Jeffries and other party leaders like Pelosi are publicly backing the president. However, reports suggest that behind the scenes, there are concerns about the impact Biden&#8217;s candidacy could have on the party&#8217;s chances in the upcoming elections. Biden, who is currently off the campaign trail after being diagnosed with COVID-19, is facing pressure from his family to end his reelection bid. Jeffries has hinted at the possibility of a mini-primary if Biden does decide to drop out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2301018,"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\/05\/AP24137715538255-scaled-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,33723,13376,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2301017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-house-democrats","tag-jeffries","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24137715538255-scaled-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301017","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2301018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}