New York Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney on the editorial board ofThe New York Times He said: An “off the record” interview that President Joe Biden will not run for re-election.
Ms. Maloney was embroiled in a tough reelection race between longtime colleague and Congressman Jerry Nadler and attorney Suraj Patel to represent a reorganized Manhattan seat. In the Aug. 1 Times Eleanor Randolph on whether Biden should run again.
"Off the record. He won't be running again," Maloney said.
"Not off the record," said Jyoti Tottam of The Times. "On the record."
"Off the record? No, he should never run again," Ms. Maloney replied. Statements are not considered off the record unless commented in an interview with Over the weekend, theTimes published a transcript of the interview with Mr. Maloney, complete with exchanges about Mr. Biden's political future.
Maloney's allegations are one of the strongest ever regarding Mr. Biden's uncertain 2024 plans, and he has known the president for decades. Democrats in Congress. Other lawmakers, including Minnesota's Dean Phillips and Angie Craig, said they didn't want to see the president run two years after him.
Many Democratic lawmakers have been questioned about Biden's future, and Maloney's response to those questions has become a frequent feature of her campaign to return to Congress. Shortly after an interview with The Times,but before its publication, Maloney said in a debate that he did not think Biden would run again. She later appeared on CNN to apologize to Mr. Biden, and she reiterated that she did not think Mr. Biden would run again.
"I'm sorry, Mr. President," Ms. Maloney said. rice field. "I want you to run, and I happen to think you're not running, but when you run, or when you run, I'm 100 percent there. You deserved it." You are a great president. I thank you for all you have done for my state, for every state, for every city in America. Thank you, Mr. President."
Maloney Mr. and Mr. Nadler have represented different parts of Manhattan against each other on the New York delegation for nearly 20 years, but a redistricting has put them in a race for a seat in Manhattan.
The competition was fierce and personal. Ms Maloney accused Nadler of beingsexist,and using his Jewishness as a "divisional tactic" in the campaign.
Opinion polls show the competition is fierce. Mr. Nadler ran to Mr. Maloney's left, emphasizing his opposition to the Patriot Act and the Iraq War, in contrast to Mr. Maloney's vote in favor of both priorities of the George W. Bush administration. Maloney countered that New Yorkers should re-elect women at a time when reproductive rights were under attack. Meanwhile, Patel suggests that the people of Manhattan need fresh voices to represent them.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said earlier this week that supported
