{"id":2304118,"date":"2024-07-21T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T21:04:02","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":"2024-07-21T17:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T21:06:27","slug":"republicans-are-calling-for-bidens-immediate-resignation-citing-his-historic-campaign-exit-as-evidence-that-he-is-unfit-to-serve-washington-examiner","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-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans are calling for Biden&#8217;s immediate resignation, citing his historic campaign exit as evidence that he is unfit to serve. &#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\">46<\/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-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=2304118&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>A\u200d group of Republicans \u2064called for President Joe Biden&#8217;s resignation and criticized Vice President Kamala \u2063Harris after\u2064 Biden announced his decision to end his reelection bid. House Speaker Mike Johnson led the GOP&#8217;s \u2062calls for Biden to step down, citing concerns about his mental capacity. Other top Republicans, including Rep. Elise Stefanik and Sen. Bill Cassidy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dead-longhorn-found-outside-oklahoma-state-fraternity-ahead-of-game-against-texas\/\" title=\"Longhorn corpse discovered near Oklahoma State fraternity before Texas game\">expressed similar \u2064sentiments<\/a>, questioning Biden&#8217;s fitness to serve as President. The Republicans also \u2064criticized Democrats for waiting until late in the game to stop Biden&#8217;s bid for\u200c a second term. As calls for Biden&#8217;s resignation intensified, Harris faced criticism as well, with Donald Trump Jr. attacking a potential Harris candidacy.  <\/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 worst president 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 <a href=\"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=\"Republicans are calling for Biden&#039;s immediate resignation, citing his historic campaign exit as evidence that he is unfit to serve\">entire leftwing policy record<\/a> 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 claim he is not fit to serve and have launched attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumed successor. House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top Republicans cited Biden&#8217;s declining mental capacity as grounds for his resignation. They criticized Democrats for waiting until now to stop Biden&#8217;s bid for a second term and expressed concerns about Harris&#8217;s ability to lead. Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s allies also joined in the calls for Biden to step down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2304119,"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":[],"tags":[3620,35739,3756,6522],"class_list":["post-2304118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-historic-campaign-exit","tag-republicans","tag-resignation"],"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\/2304118","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=2304118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2304118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2304119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2304118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2304118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2304118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}