Rep. Seth Moulton says Biden didn't recognize him at Normandy, renews call to drop out

Moulton, who was the third House Democrat to ask Biden to step aside, said his realization came after the president failed to recognize him at a World War II event in Normandy last month.

By Misty Severi

Published: July 19, 2024 5:30pm

Connecticut Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton on Friday explained his decision to call for President Joe Biden to stop seeking the party's nomination for a second term in office, claiming it went beyond one bad debate performance.

Over 30 congressional Democrats have now called for Biden to stop seeking reelection as of Friday afternoon, as questions build around the president's ability to lead the country for another four years.

Moulton, who was the third House Democrat to ask Biden to step aside, said his realization came after the president failed to recognize him at a World War II event in Normandy, France, last month.

“Every time we crossed paths and I caught his eye, he would break into that big, wide Joe Biden grin and say how glad he was to see me. It was like that just last Christmas at the White House Ball,” Moulton wrote in a column in the Boston Globe. “More recently, I saw him in a small group at Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. For the first time, he didn’t seem to recognize me ... It was a crushing realization, and not because a person I care about had a rough night but because everything is riding on Biden’s ability to beat [former President] Donald Trump in November."

Moulton pointed to recent polls that show Biden trailing Trump in key battleground states, and in some national polls, and also claimed that the recent assassination attempt on Trump have made him an even tougher candidate to beat.

“America needs [Biden] to win and, like most Americans, I’m no longer confident that he can. The president should bow out of the race," Moulton wrote.

The opinion piece comes as Biden's campaign continues to push back on the narrative that Biden is looking for ways to drop his bid. Biden has stubbornly claimed that he answers to the voters, and hinted that divine intervention is one of the only ways he would exit the race. If he does drop out, Vice President Kamala Harris is one of the favorites to replace him.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.