Charlamagne tells Gretchen Whitmer that Biden makes Dems look bad

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God told Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday that having President Joe Biden as a presumptive nominee damages the Democratic Party's reputation.

Democrats have it floated Whitmer as a prospect replacement for Biden alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Maryland Governor Wes Moore, among others. Charlamagne on the radio show “The Breakfast Club” told Whitmer these Democrats, as well as the Secretary of the Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania. Josh Shapirowould represent stronger leadership for the party than Biden, saying they “should be offended” by the president's position at the top of the ticket.

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'You should be offended': Charlamagne tells Gretchen Whitmer that Biden makes Dems look bad pic.twitter.com/at6mMZd5rY

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“I often feel that you should offer yourself, and the reason I say you should offer yourself is because people will say, 'Is this the best that America has to offer?' Is this the best the Democratic Party has to offer Biden? And that makes you and the Wes Moores and the Shapiros and the Buttigiegs and the vice president look like, damn… they're all better, to me, than the current leader of the party,” Charlamagne said.

Whitmer said that all of these people have bright futures before telling Charlamagne, “I understand that feeling.”

“I have children; they're 22 and 20, and they're not as excited as I'd like them to be,” he continued. “And yet, I know they're going to vote because they understand their rights to make their own decisions about their bodies, their ability to get housing after they graduate college and try to get an affordable place to live. That it's in their mind… They're engaged in a way that we weren't.”

“So the fact that maybe Joe Biden doesn't resonate as well with every voter out there, I think every voter can see a voice, a person that's part of this effort, yes,” Whitmer added. “I think that kind of Avengers-style campaigning and leadership has to be part of how we move forward.”

Charlamagne agreed, saying he would rather see Biden's replacements than the president himself.

Charlamagne and his radio listeners attacked Biden on Tuesday for being a “horrible” presidential candidate.

“He's never been a good candidate,” the radio host said. “And if it wasn't for all these unfortunate events that happened in 2020, I don't think I'd be president now.”

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