Peter Hamby: “Phillips talks about Biden’s age with a conspiratorial air. He flatly referred to as the president too previous to serve, whereas stopping a number of instances to say, “I need to be respectful.” Phillips mentioned “there’s a tradition of silence” amongst Democrats in Washington about Biden’s age. Lots of his Home colleagues, Phillips claimed, secretly want Biden would step down or hope different Democrats will come ahead and run. However no elected official or Democratic strategist needs to say that publicly, he mentioned, on the threat of clashing with the sitting president.”
“I requested Phillips when these supposed considerations started. He advised me the story of Biden chatting with Home Democrats behind closed doorways, in 2021, because the White Home was promoting the Construct Again Higher plan to skeptical progressives in Congress. “The president got here earlier than the caucus twice to promote the BBB,” Phillips advised me. “These displays have been…stunning.” He paused and I requested him what he meant. He paused once more. “I need to depart it there. Everybody who was on this room with me is aware of precisely what I am saying. (I requested two Democrats who have been within the room for these conferences what precisely Phillips was speaking about, they usually disputed his account).”
