'Crooked Joe' exits 2024 race, Harris declares candidacy and scores endorsements
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The world is watching the escalating battle between Donald Trump and the Marxist political machine he's running against with bated breath.
Politicians, pundits and journalists are reacting to the latest maneuver of the Democrat camp — 81-year-old Biden's ouster as the presumptive party nominee.
On Sunday, at 1:46 p.m. Eastern Time, Biden issued a statement on X announcing he was ending his campaign for re-election. It read in part:
"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term."
"I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision," added Biden.
In a social media post following the letter, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement at the top of the Democratic ticket.
Biden's announcement set off a barrage of reactions inside the US and abroad, both about his political retreat and speculation about who might replace him.
The reactions reaffirmed on which side of the battlefield the commenters stand, and the increasingly irrefutable reality that for the past three-and-a-half years, the United States has been led by a shadowy cabal.
A RESIGNATION HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD
Trump's running mate, Ohioan JD Vance, sized up the situation:
"Joe Biden has been the worst President in my lifetime and Kamala Harris has been right there with him every step of the way. Over the last four years she co-signed Biden's open border and green scam policies that drove up the cost of housing and groceries. She owns all of these failures, and she lied for nearly four years about Biden's mental capacity —saddling the nation with a president who can't do the job."
"President Trump and I are ready to save America, whoever's at the top of the Democrat ticket. Bring it on," said the battle-ready Republican.
"President Trump and I are ready to save America, whoever's at the top of the Democrat ticket. Bring it on." J.D. Vance
A slew of left-wing globalists from around the world eulogized Biden, praising his decision on X.
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk, upon hearing Biden was dropping out of the White House race, saluted the president, saying he had made "democracy stronger."
"You've taken many difficult decisions thanks to which Poland, America and the world are safer, and democracy stronger," Tusk wrote on X.
"I know you were driven by the same motivations when announcing your final decision. Probably the most difficult one in your life," Tusk added.
Newly-elected British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer fawned over the decision: "I respect President Biden's decision and I look forward to us working together during the remainder of his presidency."
"I know that, as he has done throughout his remarkable career, he will have made his decision based on what he believes is best for the American people," Starmer added.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz crooned: "My friend [President] Joe Biden has achieved a lot: for his country, for Europe, for the world. Thanks to him, transatlantic cooperation is close, NATO is strong and the USA is a good and reliable partner for us. His decision not to run again deserves respect."
Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, also weighed in: "All my admiration and recognition for the brave and dignified decision of the President Joe Biden."
"Thanks to his determination and leadership, the US overcame the economic crisis after the pandemic and the serious assault on the Capitol and has been exemplary in its support for Ukraine in the face of Putin's Russian aggression," Sánchez gushed.
Biden will have made his decision based on what he believes is best for the American people. — British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer
Alex Soros, the number two guy in the Soros Empire (whose national citizenship is not identified on Wikipedia), reacted almost immediately by endorsing Harris for president.
Accompanied by a photo of Harris and himself — both smiling, with arms wrapped around each other — Soros posted: "It's time for us all to unite around Kamala Harris and beat Donald Trump. She is the best and most qualified candidate we have."
"Long live the American Dream!" the globalist proclaimed in an ironic tribute to a still-sovereign United States.
The Soros family's political sway has often been criticized for manipulating the political processes in countries across the world. Countries such as Hungary and Poland, for example, have suffered from the machinations of the Soros Empire, which undermines national sovereignty under the umbrella of promoting "open societies."
A Budapest-based conservative think tank and organizer of CPAC Hungary also responded to Biden's political U-turn. The Center for Fundamental Rights posted its assessment, noting war or peace is at stake in the upcoming US presidential election:
"It doesn't much matter who the Deep State chooses to replace Biden, they will represent the Democrat party elite, not the voters. They will work to promote the interests of the Swamp — forever war chief among them — not the interests of the American people. There is only one candidate for Peace: Donald J. Trump."
THE NEXT US FIGUREHEAD FOR THE DEEP STATE
Hawaiian politician and political commentator Tulsi Gabbard weighed in in a video report after she heard the news on Sunday.
Speaking from a "Peace, Security and Prosperity for the Western Hemisphere" conference in Rome, Gabbard elaborated on the figurehead status of whoever it is who will replace Biden. The United States Army Reserve officer also sees war or peace at stake.
"Biden’s out, Kamala is in. Don’t be fooled: policies won’t change. Just like Biden wasn’t the one calling the shots, Kamala Harris won’t be either. She is the new figurehead for the deep state and the maidservant of Hillary Clinton, queen of the cabal of warmongers. They will continue their efforts to engulf the world in war and taking away our liberty."
A number of Polish journalists were quick to weigh in on the latest Democrat drama, as well. Darius Matuszak, writing for independent media, wPolityce.pl, criticized Biden's manner of delivering the message — and, like Gabbard, commented on his status as mere frontman.
"To me, this looks like a palace coup. Joe Biden makes probably his most important decision as president and notifies 330 million Americans about it with a post on the X platform. This is some kind of joke, a mockery of the nation. There is no speech, no address to the nation, no conference, not even a few words spoken in front of cameras in the White House," Matuszak said.
The respected Polish journalist further expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the White House narrative, asking a list of important questions:
Why is [Jill] silent? Where is she? Where are Biden's children? Where are the voices of his closest associates? Hundreds of American politicians, commentators and journalists have had their say, except Joe Biden and his closest ones. This has all the hallmarks of a palace coup.
Why is he not giving up the presidency, but will he remain in office in a semi-conscious state for a few more months? He is not fit to be a candidate, but he can be president?
The journalist went further, questioning whether it is certain Biden even knows he resigned his candidacy.
"Maybe someone is writing for him online," Matuszak observed. "The only question is whether it was with his knowledge and consent. Maybe Biden agreed, but his condition [dementia] is such that he cannot even be shown. ... Biden is in lethargy, and the [coup] conspirators are acting."
TOWING THE PARTY LINE, COME HELL OR HIGH WATER
Radical Democrat governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, whose name has been thrown into the mix of who might figure in an alternate Biden-Harris ticket, reacted to Biden's resignation by simply towing the party line.
"My job in this election will remain the same: doing everything I can to elect Democrats and stop Donald Trump, a convicted felon whose agenda of raising families' costs, banning abortion nationwide, and abusing the power of the White House to settle his own scores is completely wrong for Michigan," Whitmer declared.
WHO IS NOT SUPPORTING HARRIS
As of press time, a notable absence among Harris-endorsers is former president Barack Obama — though as president in 2013, he DID endorse her looks, saying she "happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country."
In his adieu to Biden, Obama said on X, "Joe Biden has been one of America's most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me."
"We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead," Obama wrote in the post. "But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges."
This follows earlier reports that he favored an "open" process to replace Biden.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S REACTION
On Truth Social, within an hour of Biden's announcement, Trump posted:
"Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve — And never was! He only attained the position of President by lies, Fake News, and not leaving his Basement.
All those around him, including his Doctor and the Media, knew that he wasn’t capable of being President, and he wasn’t — And now, look what he’s done to our Country, with millions of people coming across our Border, totally unchecked and unvetted, many from prisons, mental institutions, and record numbers of terrorists. We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly.
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
In a Sunday evening interview Trump was asked if he was concerned that Democrats could throw Gretchen Whitmer or Gavin Newsom or even Michelle Obama at him.
"I'm not worried about any of them. Democrats are all the same. It's not the people, the policies are bad," said Trump, who dodged an assassin's bullet on July 13.
But the president did issue a caveat about the importance of victory against the Democrat machine in November.
"If we don’t win, we may not have another election. This may be our last election," he warned.
Souls & Liberty will continue covering reactions and repercussions of the Democratic machine's schemes; tune in to its new weekday political analysis program, In-Depth, where experts will hash out events as they unfold.
Dr. Barbara Toth has a doctorate in rhetoric and composition from Bowling Green State University. She has taught at universities in the US, China and Saudi Arabia. Her work in setting up a writing center at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahmen University, an all-women's university in Riyadh, has been cited in American journals. Toth has published academic and non-academic articles and poems internationally.
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