Key Biden Backer Jim Clyburn Sticks Up For Him But Leaves Door Open To A Change
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Rep. Clyburn (D-S.C.), whose support lifted Biden’s 2020 campaign, said he thinks Biden remains mentally fit for the Oval Office.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), whose support saved President Joe Biden’s flailing primary campaign in 2020, said Friday he believed Biden remains mentally fit enough to run for reelection but he would support Vice President Kamala Harris if the president decided to drop out.
Clyburn’s vote of confidence, albeit somewhat qualified, comes on the heels of BIden’s high-wire NATO press conference performance Thursday night meant to dispel doubts and amid a continued string of defections by Capitol Hill Democrats who would like to see a new party standard-bearer against Donald Trump in November.
Asked on NBC’s “Today” show if Biden was still “the same man” Clyburn endorsed in the 2020 South Carolina primary, Clyburn said, “Physically? I don’t think so. Mentally? I do think so.”
“He is still grasping what this country is all about. He knows what a democracy’s all about. He knows what we need to do as a country to take advantage of the future and maintain our relationship with all of our allies around the world and what we need to do for our constituents throughout the country,” Clyburn said.
Clyburn, 83, backed Biden in his state’s primary in 2020 after Biden had stumbled badly in Iowa and New Hampshire. Biden’s win in South Carolina was seen as a turning point for his successful campaign for the White House and Clyburn’s support was seen as a major factor in that win.
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