Senator Durbin showing support for Pres. Biden to remain in the race

Posted on July 19, 2024
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: Dick Durbin)

By Blake Haas and RFD Radio

BLOOMINGTON – President Joe Biden returns to the campaign trail next week after battling a case of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, top Democrats like Illinois Senator Dick Durbin remain steadfast in support of Biden in his reelection campaign.

“I mean, who can predict in three years? Where are you going to be working? How (will you feel) you feel physically? I mean, I ask that question about myself. If you’re honest about it, you have to ask that question,” Durbin remarked.

“When he went on a press conference Friday evening (at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.) and spent 60 minutes explaining the foreign policy in detail, case after case. And he’s remembered for the fact that he muffed two names, not that he made such, I think, a convincing case for his foreign policy.”

Congressman Eric Sorensen, who represents parts of the Twin Cities, is among Illinois Democrats calling for Biden to step aside.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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