Hours after President Joe Biden’s feeble debate performance Thursday night that left voters across the country stunned, two of Pennsylvania’s most powerful Democrats, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), pushed back against calls for Biden to step down from his reelection campaign.
Shapiro appeared on MSNBC and CNN and was repeatedly asked if he thought Biden should step aside. He admitted that Biden had a bad debate, but given the possibility of a second term for former President Donald Trump, Shapiro said the stakes are too high for Biden to step aside.
Fetterman admonished Democrats on X more bluntly, telling them to “chill the f*** out” and saying he “refused to join the Democratic vultures on Biden’s shoulder after the debate.” Also: “No one knows more than me that a rough debate is not the sum total of the person and…
