Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) on Aug. 3 walked back earlier comments she had made against President Joe Biden, but suggested that she still thinks he won’t run again in 2024.
“I don’t believe he’s running for reelection,” Maloney, who leads the House Oversight Committee, said during an Aug. 2 primary debate.
The next morning, she walked back her comment’s implied criticism of Biden during an appearance on CNN, but refused to recant on her suggestion that the president will not seek reelection.
“Mr. President, I apologize,” Maloney said.
“I want you to run,” she insisted. “I happen to think you won’t be running, but when you run—or if you run—I will be there 100 percent.”…