Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton and took to Joe Biden’s defense on Friday, claiming that his record of “solid leadership” speaks for itself.
“I’ll leave the debate rating to the pundits, but here’s what I know: facts and history matter. Joe Biden has given us 3 years of solid leadership, steadying us after the pandemic, creating a record number of new jobs, making real progress solving the climate crisis, and launching a successful effort in reducing inflation, all while pulling us out of the quagmire Donald Trump left us in,” Clinton posted on X.
I’ll leave the debate rating to the pundits, but here’s what I know: facts and history matter. Joe Biden has given us 3 years of solid leadership, steadying us after the pandemic, creating a record number of new jobs, making real progress solving the climate crisis, and launching…
— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) June 28, 2024
“That’s what’s really at stake in November,” the former president added.
Notably, Clinton turned the comments off on his post, suggesting he knew his remarks would not be well-received on the X platform.
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton issued a much shorter statement, saying simply that she will still vote for Biden in November.
“It’s a choice between someone who cares about you—your rights, your prospects, your future—versus someone who’s only in it for himself,” she wrote on X.
The choice in this election remains very simple.
It's a choice between someone who cares about you—your rights, your prospects, your future—versus someone who's only in it for himself.
I'll be voting Biden. https://t.co/mxkpLIOEux
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 28, 2024
Bill and Hillary’s comments come after Obama doubled down on his former vice president Friday, assuring Democrats that “bad debate nights happen” but the “election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself.”
Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 28, 2024
Obama and the Clintons issued their statements in an effort to ease anxieties among the Democrat Party over Biden’s disastrous debate performance.
The New York Times editorial board along with many outlets and media pundits and even Democrat insiders called for Biden to be replaced as the Democrat presidential candidate in the wake of his terrible performance at the CNN debate Thursday.
