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Biden must step aside to defeat Trump, urges NYT's Thomas Friedman
The Jerusalem Post ^ | June 28, 2024 | By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Posted on 06/28/2024 5:27:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

resident Joe Biden should have withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race, argued New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, who believed Biden's age and recent performance made him unfit for re-election and that a new Democratic candidate was necessary to prevent a second Donald Trump term. Friedman and Biden have known each other for decades and see each other as friends.

Friedman, reporting from Lisbon, expressed profound disappointment after watching the Thursday night Biden-Trump debate, urging the president to put the nation's interests first by not seeking re-election.

"Joe Biden, a good man and a good president, has no business running for re-election," Friedman wrote. He added that Biden's "family and political team must gather quickly and have the hardest of conversations with the president."

Friedman suggested that Biden's family and political advisers should have had an urgent and heartfelt discussion with the president to convince him to step down.

This move, Friedman argued, was crucial to prevent a second Trump term.

"The Biden family and political team must gather quickly and have the hardest of conversations with the president, a conversation of love and clarity and resolve," Friedman wrote.

He emphasized the need for an open and transparent process to select a new Democratic nominee who could offer a compelling vision for America's future, especially in the face of significant technological and climate disruptions.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2024

1 posted on 06/28/2024 5:27:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So apart from “Doctor” Jill who’s still insisting that The Big Guy is the man to beat DJT?


2 posted on 06/28/2024 5:30:03 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Never Trust A Man Whose Uncle Was Eaten By Cannibals)
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To: Gay State Conservative

HAHAHAHA

Dems last night had a collective Depends moment!


3 posted on 06/28/2024 5:31:40 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Joe Biden, a good man and a good president,

He's neither of those things.

has no business running for re-election,"

Nobel Prize guy finally got one single thing right in all his years of pontificating.

4 posted on 06/28/2024 5:32:01 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (IThey intend to kill us. Plan to avoid this.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I can just hear LBJ lamenting now— “when you’ve lost Tommy Friedman you’ve lost the country!”


5 posted on 06/28/2024 5:32:02 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
This is the guy who was telling us Biden was greatest not that long ago.

I actually think Biden did much better than my expectations and he over performed compared to recent public appearances that the media loved and boosted.

It's obvious that the word has gone out from the Democrat leaders that the poll numbers suck and Jo Jo has to go go.

6 posted on 06/28/2024 5:32:19 AM PDT by rdcbn1
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Note to Thomass Friedman: The only way Old Joe will cease to be the Dumbocrat nominee is if he is wearing at toe tag.


7 posted on 06/28/2024 5:32:21 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Friedman writes with crayons. Colorful.


8 posted on 06/28/2024 5:33:03 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Little Tommy the NYT communist has all the answers for the far left slow and little people.


9 posted on 06/28/2024 5:33:36 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When did WE decide to make America a UN 5-Star Asylum Paradise for Socialist losers?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“”Joe Biden, a good man and a good president...”

He is neither. One of the worst people to have ever held the office, which is saying something.


10 posted on 06/28/2024 5:43:10 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Pointing out hypocrisy is meaningless to the Left; they don't have principles, they have goals. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Joe Biden, a good man and a good president ...” Friedman wrote.” Once again, this old socialist proves he’s a congenital liar.


11 posted on 06/28/2024 5:56:47 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: SharpRightTurn

“Fake Jew’s gonna do what a fake Jew will do!”


12 posted on 06/28/2024 6:14:51 AM PDT by Torahman (Remember the Maccabees )
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To: rdcbn1

The party that uses the phrase “A threat to our democracy” is about to trash every primary vote for Biden and have the party bosses select the dem candidate.

The GOP campaign slogans are writing themselves.

EC


13 posted on 06/28/2024 7:34:25 AM PDT by Ex-Con777
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