Murphy: ‘In retrospect, Joe Biden should have stepped away’ from 2024 race

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that former President Biden should not have entered the 2024 presidential race, which he eventually dropped out of following a damaging debate performance against President Trump.

“I think Democrats do have to be honest about the mistakes that we made in 2024. Obviously, in retrospect, Joe Biden should have stepped away from that race. We should have had an open contest,” Murphy told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.”

“And in this book, I frankly, talk about — you know — how tribal our politics have become, how Republicans are willing to excuse Donald Trump’s corruption because their entire identity structure is built around their party,” he added, discussing a new book.........

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