On the day that U.S. President Joe Biden, a member of the ruling Democratic Party, had his lowest approval rating this year, a three-term Democratic congressman announced his candidacy for next year’s presidential election. The new Speaker of the House of Representatives, who is pro-Trump, announced that he would continue the impeachment investigation, raising questions about President Biden’s cognitive ability.
According to CNN on the 27th, Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips (54, photo) registered as a presidential candidate with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election at the Concord State House in New Hampshire. Representative Phillips said in a CBS broadcast interview, “President Biden has done a great job for America, but this presidential election is about the future, not the past,” and “It is time to pass the torch to a new generation.” Representative Phillips, who served as the heir and president of the vodka brand ‘Phillips Distilling’, was elected to the Minnesota State House of Representatives in 2018.
In particular, Rep. Phillips said, “I couldn’t stay quiet in the face of numbers that clearly tell me that (President Biden will be defeated and the Democratic Party) will face a state of emergency next November (when the presidential election is held),” citing President Biden’s recent poor opinion poll results. was cited as a reason for candidacy. According to a Gallup survey released on this day, President Biden’s approval rating was 37%, again the lowest since April of this year (37%). A Washington Post survey last month also found that former President Donald Trump’s approval rating was 10 percentage points behind.
The opposition Republican Party also put pressure on President Biden. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson appeared on the conservative broadcaster Fox News on the 26th and was asked whether President Biden’s cognitive ability has declined. He answered, “Yes,” and added, “It is a concern for everyone. “We must not show any weakness to the world now.”
Chairman Johnson also announced that he supports the House impeachment investigation into allegations that President Biden was involved in the illegal enrichment of Hunter Biden, the president’s second son. “We believe the documents prove everything,” Johnson said, adding, “That’s why we’ve turned to an impeachment inquiry.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who split from former President Trump and participated in the Republican presidential nomination, but was struggling with single-digit approval ratings, announced on the 28th that he would give up the primary, saying, “Now is not my time.”
Source: Donga
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