“It was a jaw-dropping putsch, even though it was the right thing to do, since Joe Biden was not going to be able to campaign, much less serve as president, for another four years,” Dowd wrote.
After weeks of pressure from prominent Democrats, who reportedly urged him to withdraw in private, the president declared at the end of July that he would be leaving the presidential contest.
Leading Democrats, such as Sen. Chuck Schumer, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and others, have categorically denied being a part of a “coup” intended to remove Biden.
“After a while, as the polls began to plummet, Democratic leaders made the decision to prioritize the party’s and the nation’s welfare.”