While speaking with CNN‘s Kaitlan Collins this week, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin refused to endorse his party leader Joe Biden for a second term in the White House; he says he’s “not endorsing anybody right now.”
“I’m not endorsing anybody right now,” Manchin said. “We’re going to see what all happens.
“We still got plenty of time here. I’m going to do everything I can to help move them back to the middle and show them where the strength of this country lies, where the voting bloc of the country lies.”
Collins pressed Manchin on what voters may conclude from his refusing to endorse the Democratic leader.
“I’m just … trying to do everything I can to make sure that we have a pathway forward where the center of this country is going to be represented,” Manchin said. “And that’s the center-left and center-right.”
He later added: “I still believe there’s enough good Republicans and Democrats that want this centrist-type of approach to governing.”
Watch the clip below:
News — Sen. Joe Manchin declines to endorse President Biden after announcing he won't seek his own presidential run. "I'm not endorsing anybody right now. We're gonna see what happens," he tells me. "We still got plenty of time here." pic.twitter.com/g1mLt9XPuB
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 20, 2024
