Gluesenkamp Perez is the latest federal lawmaker from the Evergreen State to come out against Biden
TJ Martinell
The Center Square Washington
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-WA, has joined other federal elected officials in the state in calling for President Joe Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race.
In a statement provided by the representative’s press secretary, Gluesenkamp Perez wrote the following in an email to KGW in Portland, Ore.: “I’ve spent the past two weeks listening to my constituents express their concerns about the President’s age and health. Like most people I represent in Southwest Washington, I doubt the President’s judgement about his health, his fitness to do the job, and whether he is the one making important decisions about our country, rather than unelected advisors. Americans deserve to feel their president is fit enough to do the job. The crisis of confidence in the President’s leadership needs to come to an end. The President should do what he knows is right for the country and put the national interest first.”
Gluesenkamp Perez is the latest federal lawmaker from the Evergreen State to come out against Biden.
Rep. Adam Smith has also called for Biden to leave the race, while Sen. Patty Murray has said the president needs to do more to demonstrate he’s able to win the election.
This report was first published by The Center Square Washington.
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Both of the candidates need to leave the race….imo.
Really..she said this and voted with Republicans purely for political grandstanding. She knows her party will kill the motion. Chuck Smuck Schumer will not let it see the floor. She has some good handlers. Knowing this might persuade more votes her way. Don’t fall for it.
“Sen. Patty Murray has said the president needs to do more to demonstrate he’s able to win the election.”
The question isn’t whether Biden is able to win the election. It’s whether he is able to fulfill the duties of president.
That Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez expresses more concern about the welfare of the nation, while Sen. Murray is more concerned about her political party, shows the difference between a freshman in congress and a career politician.