Tom Steyer backs rival Joe Biden around impeachment inquiry, says he 'should be left out of this'

[highplainsdem]

Kudos to Steyer. This shows character.


https://news.yahoo.com/democratic-candidate-tom-steyer-backs-rival-joe-biden-around-impeachment-inquiry-says-he-should-be-left-out-of-this-141419964.html

Long-shot presidential candidate Tom Steyer, a billionaire hedge fund manager and leading Democratic donor, ruled out attacks on former Vice President Biden at the next Democratic primary debate over the allegations that are central to the impeachment inquiry.

“This is an attempted smear by the Trump campaign. Just the way he tried to smear Hillary Clinton,” Steyer said in an interview with Yahoo News Thursday, defending his political rival. “I think that Mr. Biden should be left out of this. I don’t think he’s done anything wrong. I think a bunch of newspapers looked at it and decided he hadn’t done anything wrong.”

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Steyer, who has been described as “fiercely competitive and used to getting his way,” said he will continue to believe Biden “unless something new comes up,” but doubts anything will.

“I don’t think there’s any question that that’s a red herring in this story,” he said. “The story here is that the president of the United States once again put himself ahead of the American people and used his office to help himself.”

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[George II]

1. Good for him. About ten candidates have now come out supporting Biden, where are the others?

[emmaverybo]

3. Being tepid and cowardly while thinking up bold, new ideas. Leaving the matter to MSM. Not wanting

to risk Biden stealing any sympathy or give credibility to the notion that Trump considers him
a chief rival for the presidency, Hoping that Trump’s false allegations will get traction. Not being willing to do anything to interfere with a possible downward spiral.

I will vote for either with a clothespin on my menthol packed nose. And coming out later will not be good enough for me.

[highplainsdem]

5. +1,000,000. Nailed it.

[LincolnRossiter]

6. I lol'd. Nice directed jab at you know who.

Being tepid and cowardly while thinking up bold, new ideas.

[peggysue2]

2. Yes, it does show character

Which is what all our candidates should be doing.

[Green Line]

4. Yes they should

I think Kamela was the first to come out in Joe's defense. That moved her way back up in my choices.

[Skya Rhen]

7. If the shoe were on the other foot, Joe would support that candidate in a heartbeat. I dare anyone

to refute my statement...

[Cha]

8. "This is an attempted smear by the Trump campaign. Just the way he tried to smear Hillary Clinton,"

“This is an attempted smear by the Trump campaign. Just the way he tried to smear Hillary Clinton,” Steyer said in an interview with Yahoo News Thursday, defending his political rival. “I think that Mr. Biden should be left out of this. I don’t think he’s done anything wrong. I think a bunch of newspapers looked at it and decided he hadn’t done anything wrong.”

Thank you for Tom Steyer's statement,

He didn't have to do that but it is the right thing to do.