Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Monday would not say if she wants President Biden to run for a second term in the White House, refusing to answer the question during an interview at her campaign office in St. Louis.
Asked by KSDK News in Missouri if she would like Biden to vie for another four years as president, an aide interjected to say that the congresswoman had to go.
Pressed on the question, however, the Missouri Democrat said she did not want to respond.
“I don’t want to answer that question because we have not, that’s not, yeah I don’t want to answer that question,” Bush said.
“I mean, he’s the president, he has the right to run for a second term, absolutely, but I don’t want to, I’d rather you not do that, answer the question,” she added.
The aide then jumped in, noting that the congresswoman had “two minutes to get into the car.” According to KSDK, she had another public event on her schedule following the interview.
Bush’s comments come amid a storm of speculation regarding whether or not Biden, now 79, will seek a second term as president in 2024. Biden has said he intends to run for another four years if he is in good health, but as his approval numbers continue to drop, Americans appear to be less inclined to support another campaign from the president.
Some of the most damning polling for Biden came from a New York Times/Siena College survey released earlier this month, which found that 64 percent of Democratic voters want a different face at the top of the ticket in the next presidential cycle.
Of those who said they want the...