Opinion: The GOP’s ludicrous call for Biden to resign
CNNEditor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, “Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.” Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer. CNN — Just hours after the horrendous terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport killed 13 US service members in addition to more than 170 people on Thursday, Republicans started to call for President Joe Biden to step down. Julian Zelizer CNN Some of the same Republicans who stood by former President Donald Trump when he pressured the Ukrainian president for dirt on his campaign rival and stirred a mob attack on Congress as it was certifying the results of the 2020 election now claim that this attack on US troops is proof Biden should no longer be in power. He must resign.” Sen. Marsha Blackburn went further, naming Biden, along with Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley on a list of those who should “resign or face impeachment and removal from office.” This response should not be surprising. These measures will help Biden’s core goal of strengthening the economy while tackling long term, systemic problems like climate change and child care.