Elizabeth Warren is undecided on whether to support Biden's continued presidential campaign: She has a "really big decision to make."
Warren says that if President Biden chooses to step back, Vice President Harris is prepared to take over.
On Saturday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., did not give a definitive endorsement of President Biden staying in the race, stating that he is "our nominee" but had a "big decision to make."
Warren appeared to support Vice President Harris as a potential successor to Biden, praising her as an ideal candidate to continue the Democratic Party's fight against former President Trump.
"Joe Biden has been a transformational president, and he has a big decision to make," Warren said, praising his record on MSNBC. "I am deeply grateful to him for all that he has accomplished."
Despite growing numbers of Democrats urging him to withdraw from the race to avoid losing to Trump, Biden has consistently maintained his intention to remain in the presidential contest. However, Warren, echoing the reportedly doubtful former Speaker Pelosi, seemed to offer Biden another potential exit strategy.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., stated that there is no consensus among far-left lawmakers about replacing Biden with Kamala Harris if the movement to remove the president from the ticket is successful.
Warren repeated herself when asked if she'd heard the same as Ocasio-Cortez.
"Joe Biden is our nominee. As I mentioned earlier, he has a significant decision to make. However, what gives me hope at the moment is that if President Biden decides to step back, we have Vice President Kamala Harris ready to take over, unite the party, challenge Donald Trump, and win in November. It's important to remember that 80 million people voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020."
Warren highlighted Harris' past as a prosecutor as evidence of her suitability to challenge "a convicted felon," specifically Trump, who was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in the past month.
"Regardless of the outcome, I will continue to battle for the Democrats," she declared. "I am confident that we will unite and emerge victorious in November."
Alicia Menendez, the daughter of Warren's colleague, New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who is a convicted felon himself, asked Warren if Harris should be the de facto nominee if Biden drops out.
"As previously stated, Joe Biden is our nominee. He has a significant decision to make. However, we are fortunate to have Vice President Kamala Harris, who received 80 million votes, ready to step up if necessary. I have known Kamala for a long time and hold her in high regard. Despite this, Democrats will unite and work together to win in November. I, along with many others, will be fighting for this ticket."
Biden is currently recovering from COVID-19 and is being pressured by more Democrats daily to drop out of the race. Despite already securing the nomination, Biden has stated that he will not leave the race and his campaign has denied any speculation about his plans.
Biden's campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Following the calls from Sens. Sherrod Brown, Martin Heinrich, and Jon Tester for Biden to exit the race, as well as the support of dozens of House Democrats, Warren's interview was scheduled.
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