Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defended President Joe Biden after his disappointing performance in the first general election debate against former President Donald Trump on Sunday, echoing statements made by other top campaign aides and Democrats over the past three days.
“Bad arguments happen [former] the president [Barack] Obama said Warnock said in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” adding, “And it was 90 minutes. But let me tell you about those 90 minutes. “Donald Trump lied for the whole 90 minutes.”
After the debate, there are some Democrats fluttered to defend the president, and others believed Whether or not to replace Biden As the Democratic candidate.
NBC News informed On Saturday, some top Democrats, including Reps. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Nancy Pelosi of California, privately expressed concerns about the president’s viability, though they publicly supported him.
But Warnock’s comments on Sunday echoed the president’s defense of his own debate performance.
At a fundraiser in East Hampton, New York, on Saturday, Biden told attendees: “I understand the anxiety about the debate — I do.”
He added: “I didn’t have a great night, [but] voters reacted differently. After the debate, the polls showed a little movement, in fact, they moved us up.”
Warnock also attacked Trump, calling the former president a “pathological liar” and a “malignant narcissist.”
“Our country is better than this,” Warnock said.
Then comes the senator’s comments Editorial Board of the Atlanta Journal-Constitutionleading Georgian newspaper, joined on Sunday The New York Times editorial board He calls on Biden to step aside.
Warnock, like other Democrats, has consistently downplayed concerns that Biden is unfit for another term, saying, “I think the American people sitting around their kitchen tables this morning are asking, ‘Who cares? Who cares about me? “We have no evidence that Donald Trump is thinking of anyone but himself.”
At a fundraiser on Saturday, Biden also played down concerns about the New York Times’ editorial, saying, “By the way, The Times had its own editorial, and guess what? They’re highlighting. [Trump] He lied 28 times in 90 minutes. That’s pretty good. The biggest speech was his lies.”
Moderator Kristen Welker also asked Warnock He calls on Biden to step asidepotentially paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to run for president.
“I have a lot of respect for Vice President Harris, who I spent a lot of time with, but Joe Biden is the candidate,” Warnock said, adding, “I’m going to do everything I can to make sure we elect Joe Biden.” and Kamala Harris.”