Now that President Biden has admitted he can’t go on in the presidential race, questions are being raised about whether he can even serve the remainder of his term. Republicans are calling for his resignation, but Biden says he’s going to finish out the year. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more.
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Mike Papantonio: Now that President Biden has admitted he can’t go on in the presidential race, questions are being raised about whether he can even serve the remainder of his term. Republicans are calling for his resignation, but Biden says he’s gonna finish out the year. This is really overkill, to say, you gotta step down as president. I mean, come on. It’s not like he’s the only guy there. He’s gotta make it six months. The Dems better hope he makes it six months. They better hope there’s no invasion. They better hope nothing goes really bad wrong, because, I just strike, this is a little much to me. What is your take on it?
Farron Cousins: I think in terms of will they actually force him to resign? Absolutely not. But is it a powerful campaign message? Because that’s what they’re testing right now. They’re putting it out there to the public saying, listen, this guy was so messed up that he couldn’t run for president and they’re gonna let him keep being president.
Mike Papantonio: And that’s the Democrat mentality.
Farron Cousins: Right.
Mike Papantonio: That’s where this is heading.
Farron Cousins: Right. They’re trying to hang this on the head of the Democrats. Which I don’t think they understand that if Biden were to actually say, okay, fine, I’ll resign. Well then Harris becomes president, then she is technically the incumbent on the ballot. Like, calling for his resignation would severely hinder the Republican party. But they don’t always think things through. They just jump on a talking point.
Mike Papantonio: First of all, it’s not fair to him. He’s gonna make it. Although, the idea of his brother James, his brother James saying, this gives me some time to spend with my brother in the last days of his life. Something, did you see that quote? I didn’t get that exact. But, let’s see. It gives me time to spend with my brother in the, towards the end of his life. As if he’s on the deathbed. But I just think this is a little much, and I’m a little offended by making the statement, there’s people that can be there for the next six months to make sure everything’s okay. But the Democrats better hope like hell, nothing goes wrong. Because if it does, it’s just another thing where, first of all, they have the coverup. Right. The argument, they covered this up for a year and a half, which it’s, you and I have done the stories on that. I kind of agree there was a coverup. But to say that he’s incapable of making it these next six months with the kind of support they’re gonna have behind him. I mean, everybody worries about the nuclear attack in the middle of the night. Can he respond to it? I would hope that everybody’s tightening up in the next six months while he finishes up. But to ask him to retire is a little much.
Farron Cousins: Right. It’s not gonna be Biden sitting alone in a room making that decision. He will have much smarter people, just like every president has, much smarter people around them.
Mike Papantonio: Yeah. And they’ll double up. If they’re smart, they will double and triple up for the next six months.
Farron Cousins: And in the event, obviously, if something were to happen to Biden, if he passes away, well that’s why we have a presidential line of succession. We’re not gonna be left without a leader. The Constitution kind of handled that.
Mike Papantonio: Okay. Now, here’s the test. Here’s the test because I asked you in the other segment. Are you warm and fuzzy about Kamal Harris? Are you warm and fuzzy with her being in command of a nuclear attack?
Farron Cousins: I would be.
Mike Papantonio: Okay.
Farron Cousins: I definitely do trust her on that front.
Mike Papantonio: Okay. Well, good, good. I’m just curious because I’m always trying to figure out your balance. So that’s safe. I’m not, look, I’m not pro or con her. I’m just watching right now. I’m just trying to figure out where does this go? How does it?
Farron Cousins: It’s gonna be a weird, what do we have a hundred some odd days? Basically, a hundred days. It’s gonna be a weird a hundred days. No matter what happens with what’s happened in the last two weeks in this country, the next hundred days are gonna be so much weirder.
Mike Papantonio: Alright, Farron, you know I always listen to you, man. Let’s see what happens. That’s all the time we have. But all these segments are gonna be posted right here on this channel in the coming week. So make sure you’ve subscribed. I’m Mike Papantonio and this has been America’s Lawyer where we tell you stories every week that corporate media just won’t tell you because their advertisers don’t allow for it, or their tribal politics simply don’t permit it. The problem is if you’re a Democrat, you’ve got to color within the Democrat lines. If you’re Republican, you got to color within the Republican lines. As you can see watching this show, we don’t have lines. Hope to see you next time.
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