You see a way for President Biden perhaps through these
interviews or,
or standing in front of a crowd of reporters without
a teleprompter answering questions.
Do you see a way for him to regain the
confidence of your party and and its voters?
Well, Boris, there's not a lot of time.
And that narrative is, you know,
pretty established now. It wasn't just one debate.
And so it's going to be very difficult for this
president to undo it.
And I will say this,
my colleague Jim Clyburn said something very important.
If President Biden decides that in the interest of defeating
Donald Trump and saving this democracy and the free world
from everything he represents,
that he is ready to pass the torch.
It needs to be, and I think should be Vice
President Harris at the top of the ticket.
And I can imagine any number of really compelling people
that could round out a winning ticket with Vice President
Harris,
a ticket that would bring all kinds of enthusiasm and
excitement to this race and put us in a position
to win it.
How much time do you think President Biden has before
ultimately making a decision?
What sooner is better? Obviously.
Now I will say this,
we, we probably don't talk enough about timing.
The Republicans in a few days are going to begin
their convention.
I, I talked about the spectacle of literally nominating a
convicted felon.
We probably don't want to finalize our ticket if that's
where we are and give them a week of prime
time to,
to beat the heck out of it.
I think it would be far better to make our
decision right after their spectacle and then come together and
go win this election.
It it seems like you're being very careful with your
words,
Congressman, respectfully, you're talking about a course correction and,
and doing the smart thing.
It just explicitly in your mind,
does that mean that President Biden steps aside as the
nominee of the party?
I'm not ready to make that definitive statement,
Boris, and nor do I think that,
you know, right now is the time to do it.
There could be a developing consensus along those lines.
But at the end of the day,
the decision is President Biden's.
And all we can do is try to,
you know, constructively share our thoughts and do what we
can to to put us on a path to win
because that's what matters.