Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden’s historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he’s unable to serve as president.

Biden’s announcement came after more than two weeks of Democrats urging him to withdraw from the race. Nearly three dozen lawmakers had publicly called on him to end his reelection bid. Others had voiced concerns privately about what the ramifications would be for down-ballot Democrats if he remained in the race. When the president heeded those concerns, Democrats called it a selfless move.

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“That 81 year old is way too old for the job, vote for our 78 year old!” is a bold strategy

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Well… They set the standards of play.

You think they will play by em now? I mean anybody that doesn’t just want a king would.

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That’s the best part. Why is trump even running… he looks so tired.

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Because his options literally are win or go to jail

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His only chance at avoiding prison time for his many, many crimes committed while in office last time necessitate that he become President again, even though it was quite clear in 2016 that he was surprised he actually won and didn’t want to do the job.

If he gets elected, all of those active indictments gets swept away on Day 1 and the SCOTUS has already paved the way for him to be “exonerated”.

A vote for Trump is a vote for justice denied.

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What do you mean? That’s 30 years of difference? \s

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Especially when he’ll be older in 2028 than Biden is now.

Although I’ll wager the job is harder on Biden than it is on Trump, on the grounds that Trump doesn’t actually bother to do it. He just played golf and signed shit for other people without looking at it.

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