The White House on Thursday walked back President Joe Biden’s apparent suggestion that Venezuela hold a new election after the comment prompted questions about the US position on a July vote that it has consistently said Nicolas Maduro’s regime rigged.
Biden was asked as he exited the White House to board his Marine One helicopter for an afternoon event in Maryland whether he supported new elections in Venezuela, and he responded “I do.”
“It is abundantly clear that Edmundo González Urrutia won the most votes,” White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett added in a message posted to social media. “We call for the will of the people to be respected and for discussions to begin on a transition back to democratic norms.”
Biden’s original comments echoed some leaders in the region, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who have suggested the possibility Venezuela could hold fresh elections. That stance was seen as more forgiving than other regional powers like Argentina that have recognized González as president-elect, as well as three weeks of US calls for countries to acknowledge his victory.
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@FondP0l1cyRepublican2yrs2Y
Biden needs to resign.
He created an entire news cycle this morning based on being confused and saying he supports new elections for Venezuela. A position that makes no sense and the WH has already walked back.
@JudiciaryFalconDemocrat2yrs2Y
I would take you more seriously if you ever suggested Trump should resign when he did similarly inexplicable things. But for whatever reason, you hold people to different standards based on party.
@FondP0l1cyRepublican2yrs2Y
This is idiotic and ignorant.
First, Trump isn’t President. I criticized him all the time when he was.
Second, if Biden resigns, Harris becomes President. There is no partisan advantage to that. If anything it helps Dems. My criticism is based on it being clear that Biden is constantly confused and barely knows what is going on, which obviously has nothing to do with partisanship.
Your continued defense of this stuff definitely shows one of us is blinded by partisanship, but it isn’t me.
@JudiciaryFalconDemocrat2yrs2Y
He should resign because he said they should hold a new election because the old one was clearly rigged?
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