As President Joe Biden ends his reelection bid, Republican VP nominee JD Vance calls for his immediate resignation, claiming Biden's decision is an admission of his mental unfitness, sparking intense debate and controversy just weeks before the Democratic National Convention.
Amid increasing calls for Joe Biden to resign from the presidency, Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance has urged the 81-year-old incumbent to step down immediately after announcing the end of his reelection bid.
Just hours before Biden declared the end of his candidacy on Sunday, Vance argued that stepping aside as the presumptive nominee “would be a clear admission” of his mental unfitness to continue serving as president.
“If Joe Biden ends his reelection campaign, how can he justify remaining President?” Vance posted on X Sunday morning. “Not running for reelection would be a clear admission that President Trump was right all along about Biden not being mentally fit enough to serve as Commander-in-Chief. There is no middle ground.”
Vance expressed a similar view on Saturday, stating, “If you can’t run, you can’t serve. He should resign now.”
In his announcement letter, initially shared on X, Biden stated his intention to complete his term: “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 the term.”
Biden’s decision comes just weeks before the Democratic National Convention and after the completion of each state’s Democratic nominating process. Fourteen million voters nationally selected Biden as their nominee, and his allies have argued that removing him would “disenfranchise” primary voters and caucusgoers.
“If the Democratic elites push Biden out and disenfranchise 14 million voters like me, the Democratic legislators are no better than Republicans,” a top Biden surrogate told NBC News. “Democrats lose the so-called save democracy argument, and it will appear racist.”
Following his announcement, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination in a subsequent post on X.
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