Sen. Tester calls on Biden not to seek another term [View all]

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Sen. Tester calls on Biden not to seek another term

Montana’s senior senator also in a close election that could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate

Montana’s senior U.S. senator and only Democratic member of the Congressional delegation is calling on President Joe Biden, also a Democrat, to not seek re-election in November.

Tester is only the second Democrat in the Senate to make the call on the Biden candidacy, but other media report that former President Barack Obama, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, have visited with Biden recently, privately asking him to reconsider his decision to stay in the race.

“Montanans have put their trust in me to do what is right, and it is a responsibility I take seriously. I have worked with President Biden when it has made Montana stronger, and I’ve never been afraid to stand up to him when he is wrong,” Tester said. “And while I appreciate his commitment to public service and our country, I believe President Biden should not seek re-election to another term.”

Only Vermont’s Sen. Peter Welch, a fellow Democrat in the Senate, has publicly called for Biden not to seek re-election.

More: https://dailymontanan.com/2024/07/18/sen-tester-calls-on-biden-not-to-seek-another-term/

Jon Tester, one of the most vulnerable Dems in the country, becomes the second Senate Dem and 22nd Dem lawmaker overall to publicly call for Biden to step aside.

“I have worked with President Biden when it has made Montana stronger, and I’ve never been afraid to stand up to him when he is wrong. And while I appreciate his commitment to public service and our country, I believe President Biden should not seek re-election to another term,” Tester says

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