"The View" co-host Joy Behar, a vocal supporter of President Biden, has predicted that he will withdraw from the 2024 presidential race amid growing concerns within the Democratic Party about his age and cognitive abilities. Behar expressed her belief that Biden would not be able to withstand the challenges of a re-election campaign and that his physical and mental health would prevent him from effectively serving a second term.
"The View" co-host Joy Behar has sent shockwaves through the political world by publicly predicting that President Joe Biden will drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Behar, a staunch supporter of Biden, expressed her belief that the ongoing chatter among prominent Democrats about his age and fitness for office had taken its toll.
Joy Behar Predicts Joe Biden Will Drop Out of Race Amid Democratic Pressure
"It's so depressing," Behar said on Thursday's episode of "The View." "I think he's going to drop out now. That's my feeling. I don't have any information, but when Pelosi gets into this and Schumer and Schiff and Jeffries, and they all say it's time to go, you know, he just – the COVID, in a way, is like a good way for him to get out because he needs this time to show how strong he is, and he's sick, and the time is very, very short now."
Behar's comments come amidst growing speculation within the Democratic Party that Biden may not be up to the rigors of another presidential campaign. Some Democrats have privately expressed concerns about his age and his ability to withstand the intense scrutiny that comes with running for the highest office in the land.
Joy Behar Predicts Joe Biden Will Drop Out of Race Amid Democratic Pressure
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly had a phone call with Biden, during which she conveyed her belief that the polls did not favor his chances of defeating former President Donald Trump in the fall. Other members of the Democratic Party, including Rep. Adam Schiff, have also publicly called on Biden to drop out.
Behar's co-host, Sunny Hostin, said that Biden would ultimately make the decision about his political future. However, she added that she would support him no matter what because of the "threat" posed by Donald Trump.
Joy Behar Predicts Joe Biden Will Drop Out of Race Amid Democratic Pressure
Co-host Sara Haines said that the Democrats who were speaking out about Biden's age and fitness were doing so because of what people "are seeing behind the doors" with Biden. "It's about a cognitive ability, and someone said to me, everyone has to take the keys away from grandpa one day, and I mean that not in an insulting way," Haines said. "I mean that, in anyone with an elderly parent or someone who's in a condition, sometimes you have to step in."
Behar also lashed out at Trump, claiming that he "falls asleep wherever he is," adding, "the guy conks out in the middle of everything."
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin predicted that Biden would step aside because he understood what was at stake.
Co-host Whoopi Goldberg compared her recent COVID diagnosis to Biden's. "I'm just getting over COVID again, and I can barely remember anybody's name. I don't know who they are," Goldberg joked, referencing her fellow co-hosts. "I've known Joe 30, 40 years. I haven't heard anything from people who are in there with him also who are saying, listen, yeah, he sometimes stumbles through."
"He doesn't always say the right thing the right way, but he gets stuff done. That's what I'm interested in. I don't care how old you are. I don't care if you can't put two sentences together," Goldberg added.
