Posted on 07/12/2024 7:09:17 AM PDT by Libloather
Hillary Clinton declined to give her backing to Joe Biden, and joked about ‘taking away grandpa’s keys’ at a private salon in NYC on Wednesday, sources said.
Clinton faced a restless crowd of influential Democrats who want President Biden to leave the 2024 race Wednesday night — only for her to warn them it wouldn’t be that simple.
Sources told Page Six the former secretary of state, 76, came armed with humor when she faced tough questions from the “somewhere between anxious and irate” gathering at the city home of venture capital exec Jacqueline Novogratz.
“She made a joke [saying] anyone has been in the situation where you have to take the keys away from older parents,” an insider said.
But the same source added that the ex-senator from New York and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee advised her audience that “you can’t force him out,” and “the only people who could persuade Biden [to exit] are the people closest to him.”
Another source confirmed that Clinton said “it was going to be very hard to convince” the 81-year-old chief executive to step aside.
Clinton also told the crowd that she “certainly” thinks Biden would win re-election against Trump and added that if she were advising a potential replacement, she would tell them not to touch the nomination with a “10-foot pole.”
“Hillary told the crowd, ‘Why would you do that when you could have a clear shot to run your own campaign in 2028?'” said one source, who added that Clinton also mused that “maybe somebody will prove [her] wrong in the next two weeks.”
The ex-first lady also laid out the thorny political issues involving the commitment of delegates and transfer of campaign funds, all of which would make Vice President Kamala Harris the favorite to step in if...
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There’s a left-handed compliment...
She’s circling overhead like a vulture
Yep. They can’t actually force him out. If he tells them to go screw themselves, he’s staying in the race, they’re just stuck.
“jokes it’s like ‘taking the keys away from older parents’“
Yeah except for endangering a few you are endangering millions.
Clintoon still dreams of crashing through the glass ceiling at the Jacob Javits Conference Center with a “hugh and series” fireworks display playing in the background to the tune of “I Am Woman”.
Bait and switch? The easy part was lying Dem party elite and allied MSM baiting the Dem electorate to vote in the delegates to nominate their brain dead candidate. The hard part is the switcheroo with Brain Dead now refusing to be replaced. Sometimes, watching a train wreck in progress can be fun
“And me? Bless your heart, I don’t think I’d possibly be able to attend that dance—though we won’t really know unless you invite me!”
Hitlery is nothing but a traitor.
It is a great metaphor for proving the opposite point. Of course, she’s up in that territory, too (as is Trump). Some people age differently. She was collapsing like a rotten sack of tomatoes when she was a mere 69.
Or not letting grandma start calling people after she's had too much to drink.
My wife and I are caring for her 97-year-old father at his home. We DID have to take the keys away from him because his eyesight is poor, his hearing is bad, his mental cognition is poor and his physical dexterity is VERY limited. Allowing him to drive would be DANGEROUS. This is no joke, Hillary.
They ought to take all microphones away from Hillary Clinton, the dingbat criminal. Who wants to listen to an idiot like her?
America would be suicidal, and deserves to be thrown in the dustbin of history, to re-elect Joe Biden who, even now, has no business serving as President with his OBVIOUS advanced dementia.
Takes n old battle-ax to know one.
Plus, Joe is stubborn as hell and those closest to him have everything to lose and nothing to gain by him stepping aside.
When it becomes evident that it’s time to take away the car keys from an elderly family member, you do it immediately. It’s not an easy decision, but necessary to protect the person and others. No one says: “We need to take away his keys, but let’s wait a few more months and see how he’s doing then.”
“Arkancide” Clinton is dropping a hint.
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Take the keys away from every demonrat.
No need to take the keys away. Just cut the brake lines.
Ouch, that's not a joke, that's a barb.
They tried to ask for the keys, he refused. Believe me, with Obama and Clooney out with their necks on the line, the brake lines are next.
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