Political Journalist Mark Halperin: It’s ‘Inexorable’ Biden Will Step Aside as Nominee, With Harris Likely To Replace Him

‘I’m told Hunter was basically the one preparing him for the ABC interview, not his communications or political staff,’ Mr. Halperin says.

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Hunter Biden, center, President Biden's son, accompanied by his stepmother, first lady Jill Biden, left, and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, right, walking out of federal court after hearing the verdict, June 11, 2024, at Wilmington, Delaware. Biden has been convicted of all 3 felony charges in the federal gun trial. AP/Matt Rourke
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The political journalist Mark Halperin, co-author of the best-selling book “Game Change,” reported on his webcast on Friday afternoon that top Democrats in the party, in the White House and on Capitol Hill believe that President Biden will have no choice but to step aside in the next few days, saying that the president’s wife and son, Jill and Hunter Biden, still want to fight, but that the family “will not stop the inexorable from happening.”

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