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    11 days ago

    Did Hilary Clinton speak out against Biden’s re-election bid? I don’t recall her or any other Democratic leaders such as Obama telling Biden not to run. They should have told Biden not to run and if he rejected urge other Democrats to run against him.

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      I don’t recall her or any other Democratic leaders such as Obama telling Biden not to run. They should have told Biden not to run

      Then you’ve forgotten your history or were too young to see it. Obama did tell him not to run. Publicly. Repeatedly. In both 2019 and 2024. Obama knew he was a puppeted idiot and not up to the job.

      https://www.gq.com/story/obama-to-biden-dont-run

      the only reason Biden won his first term was that Trump was so ridiculously awful that he made awful Biden’s run possible. Everyone seems to have just forgotten that Biden was the republicans favorite dem and an open segregationist supporter. Biden gave the euology at a KKK “Exalted Cyclops” funeral.

      https://www.c-span.org/clip/senate-proceeding/user-clip-biden-praising-the-exalted-cyclops-of-the-kkk-robert-c-byrd/4923110

      And he was virulently anti gay until the millisecond Obama tapped him to be VP and told him to cut it out. And he’s been the #1 recipient of AIPAC bribes over the entire course of his career. He’s utterly bought and paid for, and the receipts are public.

      Biden wasnt the “only one who could defeat trump”, he was the most awful politician the dnc could get away with running considering they were running against trump. This is exactly how they play you and you cant seem to see it.

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        Are you sure? From https://www.newsweek.com/obama-telling-biden-leave-race-could-backfire-1924518

        In the aftermath of his troubling debate performance last month, Biden has faced an onslaught of criticism from members of his own party and even his allies who have publicly questioned his ability to serve another term. As the list of Democrats calling for Biden to step aside grows, former President Barack Obama has remained silent.

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          yes I’m sure. Did you read the article you posted? It says the two are always at odds, and goes on to say that Biden also urged him not to run in 2016 as well. I dont think this is the proof you wanted. It says he has remained silent in this one situation but that he has urged him not to run before and that /bidens camp feels that Obamas camp always looks down on them. It does refute anything from the other articles about Obama noit supporting Biden’s candidacy. if anything you backed up my case.

          “As the Democratic Party’s recent intraparty drama plays out, many have recalled the tense relationship between Obama and Biden. It has been widely reported that Biden regrets listening to Obama and others in the party who urged him not to run for the White House in 2016”