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A House Democratic leader on Wednesday backtracked on comments he made Tuesday that he doubts President Joe Biden will renew his bid for the presidency in 2024, a highly unusual break from the party’s standard-bearer.<\/p>\n
The White House has repeatedly said that Biden intends to run for re-election.<\/p>\n
When asked during a debate whether she should run again, New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, currently seeking re-election to the Empire State’s 12th Congressional District, told NY1 debate moderators : “I don’t think he’ll show up.”<\/p>\n
Maloney is in a hotly contested primary, in part because of redistricting that pits him against another Capitol Hill veteran, Rep. Jerry Nadler. The pair will face each other on August 23.<\/p>\n
Nadler told debate moderators on Tuesday that it was “too soon to say” whether Biden would run again in 2024, adding that such speculation “doesn’t serve the purpose of the Democratic Party to address this until after the midterms legislature”.<\/p>\n
Maloney’s response was quickly picked up by the Republican National Committee and circulated on social media.<\/p>\n
Maloney is no political novice. The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee has served in Congress for nearly 30 years, and her forecast of Biden’s prospects is at odds with some others in the party \u2014 the Democratic National Committee and the White House, as well as congressional leaders like the senator Chuck Schumer: They’ve aligned themselves with another potential Biden-Kamala Harris ticket. The president previously told ABC News’ David Muir that he would exercise as long as his health remains good.<\/p>\n