West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin won’t endorse President Joe Biden for another term, even if it happens.
As RedState’s Bob Hoge reported on Wednesday, Manchin reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a $670 billion “Inflation Reduction Act.”
However, as RedState’s Nick Arama reported, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is not on board yet with the legislation.
In an interview with Chris Cuomo on his new podcast, “The Chris Cuomo Project,” Manchin refused to endorse Biden for a second term.
Manchin claimed:
“I don’t know who is going to be running. If Joe Biden runs again and he is the Democratic nominee, depending on who the Republican nominee is, we will just have to wait and see … I am not predicting anything or how I would support or not support, or get involved or not. But I can tell you this, whoever the elected president is – Democrat, Republican, independent – every one of us should pray they succeed. I am going to do everything I can to make that person successful.”
Manchin didn’t endorse Biden. However, he said it depends on who is the Republican nominee. Manchin stated that he wouldn’t support Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in 2019 if he was elected the Democratic nominee.
Cuomo said:
“I don’t think I have ever heard a sitting senator that is a member of a party not automatically say: ‘Oh yeah, the sitting president is in my party, I’m for them.”
Manchin replied: “Well, I don’t know what to tell you on that. I’m always for the right person when they’re running.” He added that people in West Virginia will not support a Democratic figure right now. “I believe that basically, the people will make a decision state by state,”
Cuomo followed up with: “I asked you: What do you say to them.”
Manchin responded: “What would I say to them is to pick the person. I know Joe Biden to be a good person.”
While the left-wing has been critical of Manchin right from the start, Manchin is not willing to bow down to those in his party who are extremists.
He told Cuomo that he urged the Biden administration to cut back on the “Build Back Better” legislation.
Manchin answered yes to multiple questions about a presidential run.
“Who I help get there or how I get involved will be a different story,” adding that his goal is to “continue to fight like the dickens for a more perfect union.”
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