“On Sunday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran an op-ed titled “It’s time for Biden to pass the torch,” which called for the president’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race.
Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, discussed the article during a Monday interview with MSNBC’s Chris Jansing.
“Let me just say I was very disappointed with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,” Bottoms said of the op-ed, “as we have talked about making sure that we’re protecting elections and making sure there’s no undue influence, this was undue influence […], or an attempt to influence.”
The former Atlanta mayor said she believed voters should be able to decide who they wanted in the White House the same way they decide which candidate would receive their party’s nomination.
Top Biden campaign advisor Keisha Lance Bottoms accuses editorial boards of election interference for writing negative pieces about Biden 🤡 pic.twitter.com/ed740GLrGD
Jansing pushed back by suggesting the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was simply doing their job by covering Biden’s debate performance.
“Editorial boards are supposed to honor fair elections,” Bottoms responded. “I don’t think it’s fair when an editorial board with ten people sitting in a room are trying to influence an election, especially in a state like Georgia where there’s already been discussions about influencing elections.”
“If you’re going to ask a candidate to step aside, let’s also look at Donald Trump’s record and all of the reasons, including his indictment in Fulton County, trying to influence the secretary of state, his convictions,” she added, “let’s put them side-by-side. I’ll take a 90-minute bad night over the totality of Donald Trump’s presidency any day of the week.”
During CNN’s post-debate analysis, the outlet ran chyrons indicating Democrat sources were concerned over Biden’s […] performance.
Other politicians have thrown support behind Biden, including former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. […]”
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