{"id":2480692,"date":"2025-08-30T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-man-was-too-old-charlamagne-hammers-ex-dnc-chair-in-face-to-face-interview-over-biden-handling\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T12:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:31:06","slug":"that-man-was-too-old-charlamagne-hammers-ex-dnc-chair-in-face-to-face-interview-over-biden-handling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-man-was-too-old-charlamagne-hammers-ex-dnc-chair-in-face-to-face-interview-over-biden-handling\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;That Man Was Too Old&#8217;: Charlamagne Hammers Ex-DNC Chair in Face-to-Face Interview Over Biden Handling"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fthat-man-was-too-old-charlamagne-hammers-ex-dnc-chair-in-face-to-face-interview-over-biden-handling%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=2480692&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-attorney-sidney-powell-weve-got-pictures-of-check-stubs-paid-to-people-to-ballot-harvest-audio\/\" title=\"DEVELOPING: Attorney Sidney Powell: We&#039;ve Got Pictures of Check Stubs Paid to People to Ballot Harvest (Audio)\">radio host<\/a> Charlamagne tha God challenged former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison on &#8220;The Breakfast Club&#8221; for not urging President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race sooner. Biden ultimately withdrew his reelection bid on July 21, 2024, after a poor debate and mounting pressure within the Democratic Party. Harrison argued that as DNC chair, he lacked the power to force Biden to quit and suggested Biden only stepped down to prevent party division. Charlamagne disagreed, saying the DNC could have acted earlier and criticized Biden&#8217;s age and effectiveness as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-stein-why-this-democrat-thinks-biden-must-resign-before-the-midterms\/\" title=\"Andrew Stein: Why This Democrat Thinks Biden Must Resign \u2014 Before the Midterms\">transitional president<\/a>.&#8221; He pointed out that candidates like former Rep. Dean Phillips, who challenged Biden, were sidelined by the party. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >discussion reflected ongoing debates<\/a> within the Democratic Party about biden&#8217;s leadership and the selection process for its presidential candidate.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The radio host known as &ldquo;Charlamagne tha God&rdquo; pressed former Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison on &ldquo;The Breakfast Club&rdquo; Friday for not pushing former President Joe Biden to drop out of his 2024 reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Biden did not withdraw from his campaign for a second term until July 21, 2024, following a disastrous debate the previous month that prompted pressure for him to drop out from his party.<\/p>\n<p>When Harrison <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CQy0wtO66Gc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BreakfastClubPower1051FM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">show<\/a> that it was a &ldquo;bunch of baloney&rdquo; that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-shows-americans-priority-list-voter-asks-taxpayer-money-will-head-overseas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DNC<\/a> gets to choose the party&rsquo;s presidential candidate, Charlamagne pushed back.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop it, Jaime,&rdquo; Charlamagne said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not baloney&hellip; You can tell the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harrison asserted that he was being truthful.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I&rsquo;m the DNC chair, what power do I have to pick?&rdquo; the former DNC chair asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Like people said, &lsquo;Well, you could have told Joe Biden to not run.&rsquo; Like seriously?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You could have and should have,&rdquo; Charlamagne retorted.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-family-desperate-new-source-income-spigot-turned-off-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> would not have listened if he had asked him to drop out.<\/p>\n<p>However, Charlamagne noted that Biden ultimately reached the decision to drop out after pressure, saying, &ldquo;Everybody should have told him earlier.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former DNC chair argued that Biden only dropped out because he realized staying in the race was causing division within the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop it, Jaime. You&rsquo;re not beholden to them no more. That man was too old,&rdquo; Charlamagne responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody knew he was too old. He should have been a transitional president from the beginning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I get all of that. But you know what? Somebody should have stepped up,&rdquo; Harrison said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If people thought that Joe Biden was too old, then some real people should have stepped up and said, &lsquo;You know what? I&rsquo;m going to run.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Charlamagne noted that former Democratic Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips challenged Biden, but asserted the Democratic Party &ldquo;kicked him out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Harrison suggested Phillips was not a &ldquo;serious&rdquo; candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/radio-host-charlamagne-points-critical-difference-trump-harris-always-america-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlamagne<\/a> said that wasn&rsquo;t relevant.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, and voters more broadly, had&nbsp;raised doubts about Biden&rsquo;s health as far back as his 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison was far from the only Democrat supporting Biden&rsquo;s reelection bid in 2024. 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