President Joe Biden appears to forget Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s name during an interview with BET and instead refers to him simply as a ‘black man.’....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The president sat down with the network Tuesday while on campaign travel to Las Vegas – a trip that was cut short Wednesday when the 81-year-old tested positive for COVID-19.
In the clip, Biden said, ‘It’s all about treating people with dignity. For example, look at the heat I’m getting because I named a, uh, the secretary of Defense, a black man.’ ‘I named Ketanji Brown, I mean, because of the people I’ve named,’ the president continued, referring to Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Browk Jackson.
Biden has often mentioned how his Cabinet reflects the diversity of America, but he’s under heightened scrutiny after his disastrous debate performance late last month. This week conversations he’s had with top Congressional Democrats have leaked out in the press, with reports saying that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also pushed him to bow out of the race.
The official line from those lawmakers is that they didn’t pressure the president to quit the race. ‘Leader Hakeem Jeffries privately met with President Joe Biden a week ago. On behalf of the House Democratic caucus, he directly expressed the full breadth of insight, perspective and conclusions reached about the path forward – after extensive colleague to colleague discussions,’ a spokesperson for Jeffries told ABC News Thursday.
‘Any further characterization of the private, one-on-one meeting between President Biden and Leader Jeffries is speculative and uninformed,’ the statement continued. ‘The letter sent by Leader Jeffries to the House Democratic colleagues speaks for itself.’
The letter, released publicly Friday, didn’t give details about the meat of the conversation. Overall, 20 Democrats have urged Biden to quit the race. On Wednesday, Rep. Adam Schiff – who’s on track to win a California Senate seat – made his fears public.
‘While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is time for him to pass the torch,’ Schiff said in a statement. ‘And in doing so, secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election.’
Axios reported Thursday that the calls have grown so loud for Biden to bow out that the announcement could come as early as this weekend. The president flew from Las Vegas to Dover, Delaware late Wednesday and will remain at his Rehoboth Beach home until he tests negative for COVID-19.
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