Indiana's Jim Banks calls for President Joe Biden to step down now — or be removed
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Indiana politicians were quick to react after President Joe Biden announced Sunday afternoon that he will not seek reelection, bowing to weeks of increasing pressure from high-ranking Democrats.
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, Indiana's GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, joined other Republicans who are calling for Biden to resign immediately if he is unable to run for a second term. If he doesn't, Banks tweeted, he should be removed under the 25th Amendment, which covers what happens if a president is unfit to serve.
If Crooked Joe Biden isn’t mentally capable to run for re-election, he is not mentally capable to finish out his term.
He must resign immediately or we must impeach him.— Jim Banks (@Jim_Banks) July 21, 2024
Congressman Rudy Yakym (R-2) echoed Bank’s statement, also calling for Biden's resignation, and said Vice President Kamala Harris, the most likely new Democratic candidate who received Biden's endorsement, “orchestrated a conspiracy to hide Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.”
The Biden-Harris radical agenda has been one of chaos, incompetence, division, and above all, deceit.
No one helped orchestrate the conspiracy to hide Joe Biden’s cognitive decline from the public more than Kamala Harris.
Make America Great Again!! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 https://t.co/ZY6UNRaAny— Congressman Rudy Yakym (@RepRudyYakym) July 21, 2024
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who kept a low profile at the Republican National Convention last week, made a plug for Hoosiers to vote for Republicans up and down the ticket in November.
"Let's be clear — every Indiana Democrat has the same policies as Joe Biden," he posted on X. "They are for open borders, inflationary spending, and woke ideology."
Let's be clear - every Indiana Democrat candidate has the same policies as Joe Biden. They are for open borders, inflationary spending, and woke ideology.
(Continued) pic.twitter.com/mmQew1Jgoa— Todd Rokita (@ToddRokitaIN) July 21, 2024
On the Democratic side, Indiana native Ron Klain, Biden's former chief of staff, jumped in to back Harris: "Now that the donors and electeds have pushed out the only candidate who has ever beaten Trump, it’s time to end the political fantasy games and unite behind the only veteran of a national campaign — our outstanding VP Kamala Harris!!"
Now that the donors and electeds have pushed out the only candidate who has ever beaten Trump, it’s time to end the political fantasy games and unite behind the only veteran of a national campaign — our outstanding @vp, @KamalaHarris!! Let’s get real and win in November!
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) July 21, 2024
Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrè Carson of Indianapolis said he was proud of the work of the Biden administration and that the party stands ready for the election season.
I'm proud of the work we've accomplished under President Biden, like setting our economy on the right path after COVID-19. Democrats stand for reason and justice, and we stand on the right side of history.
Onward.— André Carson (@RepAndreCarson) July 21, 2024
Republican U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon, who's not running for reelection in the 8th Congressional District, struck a much less political tone than most in his party, saying Biden made the right call to step aside and thanking the president for his long years in civil service.
President Biden has made the correct decision to end his bid for a second term. It has been clear for a long time that he does not have the mental or physical capacity to serve another term. I want to thank the President for his decades of public service.
— Larry Bucshon, MD (@RepLarryBucshon) July 21, 2024
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana politicians react to President Joe Biden dropping out
