We all suspected it and here's how it went down: Top Dems Threaten Biden With 25th Amendment

Claims that President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw was up to him were tainted by reports of a “palace coup” as top Democrats argued for “doing it the easy way or the hard way “.

A month after his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump, the incumbent answered calls from his own party and ended his re-election campaign. Now, amid the unusual circumstances of the social media announcement and the absence of public attention, a source close to the Biden family told the New York Post on Monday that the anticipated showdown was part of a plan to force an early exit.

“The debate was a setup to convince the Democrats that he couldn't run for president,” the source he said The newspaper, like party leaders, played the “good cop, bad cop” routine with the 25th amendment.

Before the start of the Republican National Convention, and on the same day that there had been an attempt on Trump's life, the leader of the Senate Chuck Schumer (D-NY) visited Biden to argue that it should be done next.

A source told the Post that the 35-minute visit to the Delaware chief resident's home had him open “saying he was there out of love and affection and that he came as a friend and colleague.”

“Schumer made a personal appeal that focused on three points: Biden's legacy, the future of the country and the impact on Congress. He urged him to think about the Supreme Court,” the source detailed how Schumer was cited as he said before hugging at the end of the meeting: “I don't expect you to leave this room with a decision, but I do hope you think about what I said.”

That interaction contrasted with one reported by the president and California Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) as a source he said Politico that the former Speaker of the House “made it clear that they could do it the easy way or the hard way.”

“She gave them three weeks of the easy way out,” the Democrat continued after the debate. “It's been about to be the hard way.”

As pressure mounted for Biden to step aside and invoking the 25th amendment to remove him due to his inability to perform his duties became a strong possibility, it was reported that his son, Hunter Biden , became deeply involved after the debate.

“Hunter heard [the president] he was riding and was very worried about his father. These people, these officials were not on Joe’s side,” the source close to the family told the Post.

Meanwhile, Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, had also broached the idea of ​​a “palace coup” in the Democratic Party as they sat down for their first joint interview with the host of Fox News Jesse Watters over the weekend.

Asked directly if it was a coup, Trump said, “Kind of,” before Vance chimed in, “Yeah, I think so.”

“I mean, look, there's a constitutional process, the 25th Amendment. If Joe Biden can't run for president,” the senator remarked, “he can't serve as president. And if they want to take him down because he's mentally unfit to serve, invoke the 25th amendment. You can't do it in the most politically beneficial way for Democrats. If it's a real issue, they should do it the right way.”

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According to the source close, Democratic insiders were aware of Biden's abilities, and the Post was told, “When I saw him a couple of years ago, he scared me. He was just repeating slogans and had no idea who was i”.

It was also suggested: “I think he saw the writing on the wall with internal surveys and lack of fundraising.”

“[I’m] I'm not sure Pelosi's threats were necessary,” the source added.

Still, while Biden backed his vice president to be the nominee in his place after his withdrawal, the Post detailed, “Although Biden immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president, the source said Democratic delegates will be strongly Instead, he was encouraged to support Arizona Sen. and former astronaut Mark Kelly for chairman at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August.”

Staff writer

A native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College, where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and seeker of truth, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and dog, and when he's not researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel ·the.

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