President Joe Biden insists that the Republican Party is âvastly diminishedâ and that its leadership is âfracturedâ following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
During a press conference in Brussels on Monday, Biden was asked how he is reassuring foreign leaders that the next president will keep promises he made.
âPeople, as Iâve said before, donât doubt that I mean what I say, and they believe that I keep my commitments when I say it. Iâm not making any promises to anyone that I donât believe are overwhelmingly likely to be kept,â Biden began.
He continued, âThe leaders Iâm dealing with in NATO and the G-7 are leaders who know our recent history, know generically the character of the American people. And know where the vast center of the public stands, not Democrat Republican but who we are. Weâre a decent, honorable nation. And I think that they have seen things happen, as we have, that shocked them and surprised them that could have happened.â
âBut, I think they, like I do, believe the American people are not going to sustain that kind of behavior,â he added.
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He turned his attention to the Republican Partyâs current standing, âI think itâs appropriate to say the Republican Party is vastly diminished in numbers. The leadership of the Republican Party is fractured. And the Trump wing of the party is the bulk of the party, but it makes up a significant minority of the American people.â
Biden has previously questioned how long the Republican Party will be around. During a press conference in March, he was asked if he expected he would run against former President Donald Trump in 2024.
âOh, come on. I donât even think about â I have no idea,â he responded. âI have no idea if there will be a Republican Party. Do you?â
As The Washington Post reports, following the Jan. 6 riot, there appeared to be a wave of voters abandoning the party based on records of people changing their party affiliation. However, those numbers have ânormalized,â and there has been a ârelatively little overall shift.â