He’s not feeling well, but watching Biden work to ascend the stairs of Air Force One is painful.
Here’s one vantage point:
Biden arrives at the airport in Vegas, tells reporter’s he’s “good” pic.twitter.com/68CP0266zk
— Jacob Gardenswartz (@reporterjacobg) July 17, 2024
And another:
.@POTUS is back on Air Force One and we’re headed to Delaware pic.twitter.com/SLGfL8pcN1
— Nandita Bose (@nanditab1) July 17, 2024
Meanwhile, we’re getting word that Chuck Schumer told Biden to drop out:
I am told Chuck Schumer had a blunt one-on-one conversation with Biden Saturday afternoon in Rehoboth. Schumer forcefully made the case that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the race.
Schumer’s office wouldn’t comment on the specifics of the conversation, telling me only,…
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) July 17, 2024
This means that we are only a step or two away from a Democratic leader of the stature of Schumer or Pelosi saying publicly that Biden needs to go, and immensely increasing the pressure on the president to stand down.