By Chris Edwards
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of the historic withdrawal of President Joe Biden’s re-election bid, Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville) made a statement on social media about Biden and the coming presidential election.
“It doesn’t matter who the Democrats put up, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris or anyone else. It’s the Democratic policies that are killing our country,” said Babin.
Babin, who represents the 36th congressional district in Congress, made a statement that Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump, will win the election.
Since Biden announced his intention to step down from the campaign, following questions about his health, which have nagged him and his campaign since a debate performance in June, he endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, to be his successor.
Babin released a statement to media that Trump, since an assassination attempt at a rally two weeks ago, has demonstrated “tremendous” leadership.
““The fact he stood up after he was shot in the ear and pumped his fist and shouted ‘fight, fight, fight,’ demonstrated what kind of leader he is. He’s never been stronger. This is the worst, weakest, most disastrous administration in U.S. history. Worse than Jimmy Carter. They’ve botched the economy, crime, the oil industry,” Babin said.
Babin is not the only Texan in Congress weighing in on Biden’s withdrawal from the race. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat representing the Austin area, was the first to call for Biden’s stepping down, and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth), called on Biden to step aside as the party’s presumptive nominee.
In a statement Veasey signed on with two other lawmakers, he wrote: “We must face the reality that widespread public concerns about your age and fitness are jeopardizing what should be a winning campaign,” the statement reads. “We believe the most responsible and patriotic thing you can do at this moment is to step aside as our nominee while continuing to lead our party from the White House,” prior to Biden’s announcement on Sunday.
Biden announced that he will not run for re-election, but will serve out the remainder of his term. The Democratic National Convention will occur August 19-22 in Chicago. In a story published by the Associated Press, the national party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to the convention can choose a nominee before the actual event.
Harris has been overwhelmingly favored to replace Biden at the top of the ticket. The 273 delegates from Texas voted 260-6 to back Harris.
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