As Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., remains in California to recover from her bout with shingles, an increasing number of Democrats are calling for her to resign from the Senate. But don’t count President Biden among them.Â
On Wednesday, Feinstein issued a statement on her medical condition, revealing that she has been advised to work from home in San Francisco and has asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to appoint another Democratic senator to serve on the Judiciary Committee in her place until she returns to Washington. Her announcement prompted some House Democrats to suggest she was in “dereliction of duty” and call for her resignation, even though she has already said she will not seek reelection at the end of her term.Â
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked to respond to those calls for Feinstein’s resignation, and she reaffirmed the president’s support for his longtime friend and colleague.Â
“The president, you know, is deeply appreciative of her support for his extraordinary qualified and diverse nominees. So, that is something that he is thankful to her for. And while I will repeat, is that the president and the first lady wish Senator Feinstein the very best and a speedy recovery,” Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday.Â
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“And look, I’ll go back to what the president said when the senator announced her upcoming retirement very recently, not too long ago. And he talked about her late husband, Richard, and how he became very close friends with her late husband, Richard, and clearly the senator and really appreciated how they’ve worked together very closely during his time as senator,” she added. “They worked closely on the 1994 crime bill and other clearly other important issues that matter to the American people. And…
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