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Republican firebrand Lauren Boebert, in a bizarre rant, demanded “proof of survival” from Joe Biden after he announced via an online statement that he was withdrawing from the reelection campaign.
A right-wing congresswoman from Colorado who is pleased that Biden has dropped out of the presidential race said she wants to know the president is alive and well by 5 p.m. on Monday.
The president’s surprise and momentous decision was made public just before 2 p.m. on Sunday. In a statement, Biden said stepping down was in “the best interest of me and my country” but that he would continue to serve until November.
In a request posted to X on Monday morning, Boebert suggested Biden may not “know” that he had withdrawn from the election.
“I demand proof of Joe Biden’s survival by 5pm today,” the congresswoman wrote. “He needs to stand on camera and discuss whether he knows he has withdrawn from the election.”
The Colorado congresswoman posted a somewhat erratic message to X, demanding that Joe Biden provide “proof of survival” following his momentous decision, announced in an online statement on Sunday. (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
And she added: “Hiding is completely unacceptable.”
Biden has not spoken publicly in front of cameras since the announcement, but promised in a statement that he would further explain his decision to the public “in more detail” this week.
The president is currently self-isolating at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, after testing positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas last week.
Boebert was one of many jubilant Republicans who celebrated after the announcement, arguing that “no matter which candidate” Democrats choose to replace Biden “loses, Donald Trump will win in a landslide victory.”
“After 3 1/2 years of utter failure, Biden is out of the race,” she wrote shortly after the announcement on Sunday. “They can nominate anyone to replace him, but it will all be the same.”
Boebert has been on an onslaught of criticism since Biden’s announcement, including posting a baseless conspiracy theory that the president is actually dead (AP).
“Joe Biden was a big problem, but he wasn’t the only problem. Democrat policies were and still are the problem. No matter who is put forward to replace Biden, Trump will win in a landslide victory. Onward to victory!”
She continued her online attacks afterward, reposting a baseless conspiracy theory online suggesting Biden was “dying or may already be dead” after his Las Vegas appearance was cancelled.
But video showed the president arriving at the Las Vegas airport before boarding Air Force One, telling reporters he was “fine,” and also landing in Delaware a few hours later.