Waukesha Times

U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wisc.) said if President Joe Biden is not fit enough to continue in his reelection campaign, he "should resign immediately in the interest of our nation’s safety and security."

"House Democrats have only recently started conceding what House Republicans have pointed out for years - President Biden’s cognitive abilities are significantly impaired," Fitzgerald said in a post on X. "Special Counsel Hur pointed it out in his report, we saw it with our own eyes on national television time and again, but still, House Democrats, their media allies, and the Biden’s Cronies - including Vice President Harris - covered for Biden."

"Now this select group who concealed the truth of the President’s condition for years want to override the 14 million votes cast for Biden and instead steal the nomination for one of their own, thereby cutting their own voters out of the nomination process entirely," he wrote. "To be clear, if you are unfit or too unwell to run a reelection campaign, you simply cannot serve as President of the United State. President Biden should resign immediately in the interest of our nation’s safety and security."

Outgoing President Joe Biden announced his decision to drop out of the presidential race and endorsed his current Vice President Kamala Harris as a replacement in a July 21 post on X.

Harris was the first woman, the first Black American and the first South Asian American to hold the vice presidency after she was elected in 2020.

Biden’s decision to step down came after questions regarding his fitness and mental capacity after the June 27 president debate between him and former President Donald Trump, who is the Republican nominee for president. 

According to a post-debate CNN poll, 67% of viewers regarded Trump as the victor. In contrast, following the 2020 debate between Trump and Biden, the corresponding poll indicated that only 39% of viewers perceived Trump as the winner.

In a recent Gallup poll conducted in June, findings revealed a concern among voters regarding President Biden's age, with 67% expressing apprehension about his being 81 years old. Comparatively, concerns about President Trump, aged 78, were reported by 37% of respondents. 

Along with Harris, a list of possible Democrat politicians that could replace Biden on the ticket includes Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D), California Governor Gavin Newsom, and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.