Kevin McCarthy claims Biden dilemma is turning into Democratic Party’s ‘Watergate’

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy argued the division within the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is turning into the party’s “Watergate,” a reference to the event that upended former President Richard Nixon’s presidency.

A growing number of Democrats have asked Biden to bow out of the presidential race over concerns on his age and mental acuity, though McCarthy argued that replacing him with a different candidate would only worsen the party’s polling. He also predicted that this issue will continue to haunt the party through the Democratic National Convention , which is scheduled to be held Aug. 19-22.

“But the real concern here is this is becoming the Democrats’ Watergate,” McCarthy said on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom. “Who knew it, when did they know it, and what did they do? So you’re going to see damage going forward, and they’re inflicting it themselves. I think President Trump has played it smart; the Republicans have played it smart. Be quiet and let the Democrats hemorrhage upon themselves, have their own Watergate that continues onward to go into Chicago.”

McCarthy also analyzed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) assessment on Biden staying in the race when she claimed in an interview that it is “up to the president” whether he will run. McCarthy argued that Pelosi’s statement was a message to Biden that his decision is not what she wants.

Additionally, McCarthy claimed that Pelosi’s statement was a show of force that she, not House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), is leading the Democrats. She was also stating that Jeffries is “being weak” by not taking a side on the debate with Biden, McCarthy contended.

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Jeffries has dismissed concerns that Biden could drag down House Democrats in their bid to retake the House this November. He argued that his party will succeed in winning back the majority “as long as we are able to clearly communicate our agenda.”

Biden himself has said he does not intend to drop out of his reelection bid, offering Democrats concerned about his candidacy to challenge him at the DNC next month. The Republican National Convention is set for next week, where former President Donald Trump is expected to become the party’s presidential nominee.