Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., has expressed her belief that even if President Biden drops out of the presidential race and is replaced before the Democratic National Convention, the new candidate would likely have little impact on former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the White House this November.
Speaking to Fox News Digital from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Greene stated, “I definitely think we’re going to see [Democrats] try to push him out, and we’ll see who they replace them with. I think that’s important for Republicans to understand the moment that this is happening. We have the momentum right now this week at our convention, but this race isn’t over [until] November.”
She added, “There could be a total change if they replace Joe Biden with a new candidate. But we have the right policies. We have the right plans in place for Republicans [to] win.”
During the RNC, Democrats have increasingly called for Biden to step down, with California Rep. Adam Schiff joining the chorus of voices urging the president to pass the mantle before the race against former President Trump.
Greene further argued that even if Biden is replaced, the Biden administration’s record would damage any new candidate’s chances. “No matter who they put at the top of the ticket, that candidate has to run with the job record that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have brought the several past years because Democrats are fully aligned behind those policies,” she said.
Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign has seized on the turmoil surrounding Biden’s potential withdrawal, highlighting the disarray within the Democratic Party. “DEMOCRATS CAN’T EVEN FIGURE OUT WHO THEIR NOMINEE SHOULD BE,” a statement from the Trump campaign read.
Greene also attributed Trump’s recent surge in popularity to the assassination attempt he endured during a Pennsylvania rally and the ongoing border crisis. “I think America really came to one mindset and got resolved behind President Trump and behind the Republican Party after seeing him almost assassinated on Saturday. It’s a moment that everyone will always remember where they were when that happened, similar to 9/11. Everyone remembers where they were when that happened. I also think people are just really fed up with the border invasion that’s happening every day. The fact that people can’t afford food, can’t afford rent and inflation is really crippling a lot of people,” she stated.
Despite the mounting calls for Biden to step aside, he has so far dismissed them. However, reports suggest that he’s increasingly considering ending his 2024 campaign.
Biden’s principal deputy campaign manager, Quentin Fulks, assured reporters at a news conference that, “Our campaign is not working through any scenarios where President Biden is not at the top of the ticket. He is and will be the Democratic nominee.”
In a recent interview, Biden stated that he would withdraw from the race only if doctors advised him to do so due to a medical condition. “If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to me and said, you got this problem and that problem,” Biden said in an excerpt of the interview released Wednesday.
Biden is currently quarantining at his home in Delaware after testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon.
