Maryland Gov. Wes Moore came to the defense of President Joe Biden on Sunday, arguing that he was treated unfairly by Democrats who publicly called on him to step down as the presumptive nominee.
In an interview with ABC News’s This Week, Moore criticized his fellow Democrats for their handling of the situation, saying that Biden “deserved better” than to be subjected to public pressure to withdraw from the race. Moore acknowledged that he had private conversations with Biden about the issue, but disagreed with the manner in which his party dealt with it.
“I had private conversations with the president, and I’m a big believer that when you care about somebody, you tell them the truth,” Moore said. “But I also know that the president deserved better than people going public and demanding that he step down, particularly given his track record.”
Moore praised Biden’s decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor, and expressed his support for her campaign. Harris’s campaign has gotten off to a strong start, raising over $100 million in just a few days and hosting successful fundraising events, including a Zoom call with “white women for Harris” and another with black women and men for Harris.
When asked about concerns over Harris’s short-lived presidential campaign in 2020, Moore brushed them off, saying that it was “a long time ago” and that Harris has since proven herself as a capable leader during her time in the Biden administration. Moore pointed to the country’s historically low unemployment rates as evidence of Harris’s effectiveness.
As Harris prepares to announce her running mate, speculation is swirling around several Democratic governors, including Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois.
