House Republican leadership declared that Joe Biden is “unfit” to serve in office and accused the Democrat Party and the mainstream media of engaging in a years-long “coverup” of his declining cognitive faculties.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), James Comer (R-Ky.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), and Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) in their weekly press conference discussed the Democrats scrambling to deal with the political fallout of Biden’s dementia and their effort to block the GOP’s SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote.
“Democrats for three and a half years have been covering up this glaring problem. The staff in the White House have been covering it up, and so have the Democrats in Congress,” Johnson told reporters Tuesday.
WATCH @SpeakerJohnson highlights how House Democrats are complicit in covering up Joe Biden’s rapid mental decline, the importance of passing the #SAVEAct to ensure our election integrity, and how House Republicans are protecting women and girls’ sports. pic.twitter.com/dPz6QQhpYk
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) July 9, 2024
Just last month, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said Biden was ‘sharper than anyone’ he’s spoken to and has ‘a photographic memory.’ Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said that Biden ‘put many of us to shame with his energy.’ I mean, there are example after example. Leading Democrats and noteworthy Democrats on the Hill who have not been in the dark about this, they’ve been saying things I think most of them understand is simply not true. They misled the American people, and this is dangerous. We have the NATO summit going on, the 75th anniversary of NATO here. What we’re projecting from the White House is not strength right now at a very dangerous time around the world. And that’s why the American people are so alarmed by this. That’s why the polls say that most of the American people understand that Joe Biden is not fit for that office, and it’s a terrible thing.
“Democrats have misled us and they need to be held accountable for that,” he added.
Johnson also said Biden should be removed via the 25th Amendment.
“There’s a time to every purpose under heaven; desperate times call for desperate measures. I think the 25th Amendment is appropriate here,”said Johnson.
Rep. Stefanik echoed Johnson’s points, claiming the media and Democrats are “in complete disarray” because their “coverup” of Biden’s deteriorating mental state had been exposed in the presidential debate.
“There is no longer any doubt that Joe Biden is unfit to be our Commander in Chief,” she said. “The Biden White House, Far Left House Democrats, and the mainstream media are in complete disarray because they know this to be true and have been caught participating in one of the greatest media coverups in American history.”
“There is no longer any doubt that Joe Biden is unfit to be our Commander in Chief. The Biden White House, Far Left House Democrats, and the mainstream media are in complete disarray because they know this to be true and have been caught participating in one of the greatest media… pic.twitter.com/G5Cb5faECw
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) July 9, 2024
Rep. Emmer said Democrats now “have to figure out what they’re gonna do about Joe Biden” after he “proved to the world” during the presidential debate that “he’s not fit to be president.”
“[Democrats] have to twist themselves into a pretzel to explain why they’re advocating for letting illegal immigrants vote in our elections. Let us be clear: only American citizens should have a say in American elections.” – @GOPMajorityWhip pic.twitter.com/lfEnSQCu43
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) July 9, 2024
Regarding the SAVE Act, Emmer also said Democrats “have to twist themselves into a pretzel to explain why they’re advocating for letting illegal immigrants vote in our elections. Let us be clear: only American citizens should have a say in American elections.”
Reps. Scalise and Roy also touched more on the SAVE Act that will soon be brought to the House floor and why Democrats are so keen on allowing illegal aliens to vote in the election.
“Passing the #SAVEAct is important to ensure the integrity of the vote. Because every American citizen oughta know that when they vote, their vote is not going to be nullified by someone here illegally voting when they’re not supposed to.” – @SteveScalise pic.twitter.com/hMih3VoKPM
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) July 9, 2024
“Only American citizens should vote in American elections…” – @RepChipRoy on the need to protect American elections with the #SAVEAct pic.twitter.com/DX6PjXJfIT
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) July 9, 2024
Democrats appear deadlocked over Joe Biden’s political viability after holding a meeting at the DNC headquarters Tuesday, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declaring that his support for Biden “has not changed,” while others like Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) urged his colleagues to “recognize” that “Biden can’t win” against Trump.
Democrats perpetrated a FRAUD on the American people by denying — and lying about — Crooked Joe Biden’s obvious cognitive impairment.
Now, they have no choice but to go down with the ship. pic.twitter.com/L9ZFSn5tbh
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 9, 2024
Chicago Democrat congressman Mike Quigley calls on Biden to step down
“He can’t win and my colleagues need to recognize that”
The DNC is scheduled for Chicago next month
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— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) July 9, 2024
Watch the full GOP briefing: