Former President Joe Biden jumped back into the public spotlight, giving his first few interviews since his Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump, and the response from Democrats has been unequivocal: they want him to go away.
Biden’s appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Thursday sparked a number of reactions, especially after he struggled so mightily with a question about his obvious cognitive decline that former First Lady Jill Biden felt compelled to intervene and answer the question on her husband’s behalf.
Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha told Politico that the main positive with regard to Biden’s appearance on “The View” was that the selection of the new Pope quickly took over the news cycle.
“It’s time for Joe Biden to go away with all due respect and let the next generation of Democrats take the mantle,”…