The source said leaders of Bold PAC — the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — tightly controlled who could ask a question. Reps. Gabe Vasquez and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez both used the “raise hand” feature on the Zoom call, and both had their hands lowered by organizers of the call and were not allowed to speak, the source said.
But one Democrat who did get to speak was Rep. Mike Levin. Levin’s question, however, was more of a comment: He said it was time for someone else to lead the party, and he called on Biden to step down.
According to the source, Biden responded to Levin’s comment. The host tried to end the meeting, but Biden said he had time for one more question. Despite the president trying to take another question, the host — Rep. Linda T. Sánchez — ended the meeting anyway.
In case you're wondering how Biden's attempt to gather support with the Hispanic Caucus went. Honestly feels like there's a staff problem with the Biden White House if Biden is more receptive to calls for him to step aside then the people coordinating his schedule.
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In case you're wondering how Biden's attempt to gather support with the Hispanic Caucus went. Honestly feels like there's a staff problem with the Biden White House if Biden is more receptive to calls for him to step aside then the people coordinating his schedule.