Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) dodged a question on whether she would like to see President Joe Biden seek another term in an interview with a local television station, an exchange highlighting Democrats’ growing dissatisfaction with the president within his own party.
As an interview with KSDK-TV drew to a close, Bush was asked whether she wants to see Biden run for a second term.
Does Congresswoman Cori Bush want to see Joe Biden run for a second term?
An aide interjects.
“I don’t want to answer that question,” she says, adding, “He’s the President. He has the right to run for a second term.”
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When an aide interjected that Bush needed to go, the interviewer said it is “an easy question” and shouldn’t take long to answer.
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“I don’t want to answer that question because we have not — that’s not — yeah, I don’t want to answer that question,” Bush said. “I mean, he’s the president. He has the right to run for a second term. Absolutely. But I don’t want to. I’d rather you not do that, answer that question.”
The exchange was reminiscent of a comment made earlier this month by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who was asked about a third bid for the White House by former President Donald Trump.
“Look, it’s a free country. We’ve got 330 million people, and who knows who’s going to start talking about ‘24?” McConnell told reporters. “It seems to me the American people are focused on ‘22 and ought to be because that is the next election, and they’re going to send an important signal about which way they might want to go for ’24 in November ’22.”
A recent Quinnipiac University poll found majorities do not want to see either Trump or Biden seek the White House again.
Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement accompanying the poll last week, “There’s scant enthusiasm for a replay of either a Trump or Biden presidency.”
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“But while Trump still holds sway on his base, President Biden is underwater when it comes to support from his own party,” Malloy said.
