Moore comes to Biden’s defense over demands he step aside: ‘The president deserved better’

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Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) stood by President Joe Biden‘s side Sunday, arguing that he “deserved better” than having Democrats publicly call on the president to step aside as the presumptive nominee.

Moore criticized his fellow Democrats in an interview with ABC News’s This Week, claiming that calls for Biden to withdraw from nearly 40 congressional Democrats and Democratic donors hurt the administration. He said he agreed with Biden’s decision to withdraw but disagreed with the manner in which his party dealt with the issue.

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