A Democrat who beat President Joe Biden in the American Samoa Democrat caucus has accused the president of the unthinkable.
Speaking with The Washington Post for a report published Friday, former presidential candidate Jason Palmer accused the Democrat president of acting like former President Donald Trump.
“He’s being Trump-like in that he’s not listening,” he said, referencing Biden’s refusal to drop out of the presidential race so that someone younger and more competent can run in his stead.
“Donald Trump sometimes gets into a bluster and just says, ‘I’m the only one that could do it.’ And some of the sentences I heard from Joe Biden in the George Stephanopoulos interview sounded like, ‘I’m the only one who can keep NATO together, can protect the free world,” he added.
The problem with this, of course, is that it’s not true.
“You know, thinking you’re the only person is not the right way to run for president,” Palmer explained, concluding his remarks.
I’ve written an Open Letter to @POTUS recommending he follow in the footsteps of George Washington and pass the torch to the next generation of Democratic leaders
If you agree, please sign the petitionhttps://t.co/nvL8bWtEig
— Jason Palmer (@educationpalmer) July 3, 2024
But the Democrat isn’t just talking the talk — he’s walking the walk.
He told Semafor that he intends to travel to Wilmington, Delaware sometime soon to tell the president to do “the right thing.”
When asked whether that means dropping out, Palmer replied, “Yes, but I probably wouldn’t say that in the first sentence — it’s important to build a trusting relationship first.”
Palmer’s remarks come four months after he beat Biden in the American Samoa caucus 51 to 40, thus becoming “the first candidate to beat an incumbent president in a primary since Ted Kennedy in 1980, entitling him to three delegates at the Democratic National Convention.”
We’re officially 3+ hours into Super Tuesday results.
Donald Trump is 11 for 11 with wins in AL, AR, CO, ME, MA, MN, NC, OK, TN, TX & VA.
Joe Biden has lost American Samoa to an entrepreneur named Jason Palmer. pic.twitter.com/kJbG13LaX5
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) March 6, 2024
According to Semafor, after Palmer won the American Samoa Democrat caucus, he in fact quit the race, immediately endorsed Biden, and even started a group, Together!, to help promote the president.
But ever since Biden’s disastrous debate with former President Trump, Palmer has been calling for the president to step aside. Indeed, he even penned an open letter to the president via Change.org.
“Our Democratic Party includes a deep bench of exceptional leaders like Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Michelle Obama, Jared Polis, Wes Moore, J.B. Pritzker, and the list goes on, especially if business leaders are included,” the letter reads.
“We hold an energetic vision for America and are ready to address the unique challenges of our times—from climate change to women’s rights to building an equitable innovation economy. America needs young leadership that’s committed to national unity and bipartisan solutions. A commitment to doing the right thing must trump the tribalism that so often passes for political leadership today,” it continues.
“President Biden, we are enormously grateful for your wisdom and leadership through the years. You have served our nation well, and you may rightfully choose to sit under your own vine and fig tree. Mr. President, please take your moment in the shade—and trust that you’ll be safe in the nation we’ve made. Lead us, President Biden, please do the right thing,” the letter concludes.
Speaking with Semafor, he doubled down.
SCOOP: Only one man beat Joe Biden in 2024. Here’s what he thinks he should do. | @semafor @daveweigel https://t.co/LkgyxPNslJ
— Jason Palmer (@educationpalmer) July 13, 2024
“I work with a lot of companies where we’ve had to change the CEO of the organization,” he said. “The best thing, when you’re doing a CEO switch, is to have the CEO 100% bought in. Let them help interview and select their replacement. Let them lead the transition. There really is an art to doing this.”
Palmer also had a response to the claim that picking a replacement for Biden would disenfranchise his primary voters.
“The party could figure something out,” he said. “Nearly every Democratic delegate was pledged to Biden, but they had the power to pick a new nominee, if they wanted to. If he was in the mix, great, but that wasn’t the most important question right now.”
“DNC leaders should survey the delegates — or maybe hold a formal vote,” he said. “Are they in favor of allowing other candidates or a mini-primary? Are they open to amending the bylaws, given this unique historical situation?” he added.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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