{"id":2304103,"date":"2024-07-21T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-say-biden-should-resign-immediately-after-historic-campaign-exit-not-fit-to-serve-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T16:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T20:52:25","slug":"republicans-are-calling-for-bidens-immediate-resignation-citing-his-historic-campaign-exit-as-evidence-that-he-is-unfit-to-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-are-calling-for-bidens-immediate-resignation-citing-his-historic-campaign-exit-as-evidence-that-he-is-unfit-to-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans are calling for Biden&#8217;s immediate resignation, citing his historic campaign exit as evidence that he is unfit to serve"},"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\">40<\/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-are-calling-for-bidens-immediate-resignation-citing-his-historic-campaign-exit-as-evidence-that-he-is-unfit-to-serve%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=2304103&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>Republicans are calling for President\u2063 Joe Biden to resign immediately after his announcement \u200cto\u2062 end his reelection bid. \u200bTop Republicans,\u2064 including House \u200bSpeaker Mike Johnson, \u200dare citing Biden&#8217;s declining mental \u2064capacity\u200d as grounds for his\u200b resignation. Other prominent Republicans, such as Rep. Elise Stefanik and Sen.\u2063 Bill Cassidy, are also urging Biden\u200d to step down, \u2063while Sen. J.D. Vance warns that Biden must resign if he ends his campaign. Republicans are criticizing\u2064 Democrats for\u2064 waiting to address concerns about Biden&#8217;s fitness for office,\u2062 and are also launching attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans are \u200dpushing for Biden&#8217;s resignation and \u200cquestioning his fitness to continue serving\u200c as President.  <\/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\">Republicans say Biden should resign immediately after historic campaign exit: &lsquo;Not fit to serve&rsquo;<\/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_1708660\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> called for&nbsp;President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s resignation and launched immediate attacks on his presumed heir, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, after the 81-year-old&rsquo;s historic announcement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>end<\/a> his reelection bid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> led the GOP&rsquo;s calls for Biden to step down from office on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately,&rdquo; Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1815093011669516433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a post to X following Biden&rsquo;s announcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Top Republicans continued the flurry of calls for Biden to resign in posts to social media, citing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s &ldquo;declining&rdquo; mental capacity as grounds for his resignation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Joe Biden can&rsquo;t run for re-election, he is unable and unfit to serve as President of the United States. He must immediately resign,&rdquo; Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY), the No. 3 Republican in the House, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@elisestefanik\/posts\/112825791506499796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> to Truth Social on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1815092419614163068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ridiculed<\/a> Democrats for what he called the hypocrisy of conceding concerns about Biden&rsquo;s mental acuity after years of labeling &ldquo;Americans who questioned the President&rsquo;s fitness based on what they saw with their own eyes&rdquo; as &ldquo;conspiracy theorists.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., center, joined at right by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and other Republican leaders, as they condemn former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s guilty conviction in a New York court last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Speaker Johnson also called President Joe Biden the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rigged-election-biden-won-477-counties-vs-obama-who-won-689-in-2012-yet-biden-magically-gained-13-million-more-votes-than-obama\/\" title=\"RIGGED ELECTION: Biden Won 477 Counties vs Obama Who Won 689 in 2012 - Yet Biden Magically Gained 13 Million More Votes Than Obama\">worst president<\/a> in American history. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) called Biden&rsquo;s decision &ldquo;overdue&rdquo; in a<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenBillCassidy\/status\/1815091297772016096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> post<\/a> to X, saying he&rsquo;s &ldquo;pointed out for two years that President Biden&rsquo;s mental capacity has been declining,&rdquo; while Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnCornyn\/status\/1815091055114567879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;If Pres. Biden is not competent to run for reelection, he should step down from the presidency.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Their words came on the heels of a statement Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a>, made this morning, warning that Biden must resign immediately if he ended his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Joe Biden ends his reelection campaign, how can he justify remaining President?&rdquo; Vance asked in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jdvance1\/status\/1815020646520230262?s=46&amp;t=oYTIYwEqmPpaQCOEPM8xZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> to X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not running for reelection would be a clear admission that President Trump was right all along about Biden not being mentally fit enough to serve as Commander-in-Chief,&rdquo; Vance continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington, as from left, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., listen. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Across the board, Republicans attacked Democrats for waiting this late in the game to stop Biden&rsquo;s bid for a second term. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1815106098153873413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>worried<\/a> in a statement to X that &ldquo;the Democratic Party&rdquo; is &ldquo;trying to upend the expressed will of the American people in primary elections across the country,&rdquo; while Johnson slammed the Left for &ldquo;forc[ing] the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before the election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Biden fielded calls for his immediate resignation, Harris was also launched into a conservative blitz.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr. immediately attacked a likely Harris candidacy in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1815093047543378103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> to X. &ldquo;Kamala Harris owns the entire leftwing policy record of Joe Biden,&rdquo; the former president&rsquo;s son said. &ldquo;She was put in charge of the border and we saw the worst invasion of illegals in our history!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnson criticized Harris&rsquo;s record along similar lines. &ldquo;The party&rsquo;s prospects are no better now with Vice President Kamala Harris,&rdquo; he said Sunday, calling the&nbsp; second in command &ldquo;a completely inept border czar.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy also shifted his criticism from Biden to Harris and other potential candidates who could mount a bid for the White House. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not running against a candidate. We&rsquo;re running against a system,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VivekGRamaswamy\/status\/1815088765343502375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>warned<\/a> in a post to X. As some Democrats push to hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-starting-to-lay-the-groundwork-for-an-open-convention-washington-examiner-3\/\" title=\"Democrats are starting to lay the groundwork for an open convention - Washington Examiner\">potential open convention<\/a> next month, Harris could face challengers to her party&rsquo;s nomination as some on the Left question her ability to win in November.<\/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_1708660\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1708660\"}});<\/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>Republicans are calling for President Joe Biden to resign immediately after he announced he will not seek reelection. They argue that if he is not fit to run for president, he is not fit to serve as president. Top Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have criticized Biden&#8217;s mental capacity and called for his resignation. They have also attacked Vice President Kamala Harris as his potential successor, questioning her abilities as well. Some Republicans, like Sen. Bill Cassidy and Sen. John Cornyn, have been pointing out Biden&#8217;s declining mental capacity for years and believe he should step down from office. Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s allies have also joined in the calls for Biden to resign, with some questioning how he can remain president if he is not running for reelection. Republicans have criticized Democrats for waiting until now to stop Biden&#8217;s bid for a second term and have expressed concerns about the party&#8217;s actions. Harris could face challengers within her own party as some Democrats question her ability to win in November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2304104,"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\/AP24156613311801-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,35739,3756,6522,35738],"class_list":["post-2304103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-historic-campaign-exit","tag-republicans","tag-resignation","tag-unfit-to-serve"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24156613311801-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304103","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2304103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2304104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}