Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, shortly after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection, accused former President Barack Obama of using "classic Chicago Democrat machine politics" to force out his one-time vice president.
"I've known Obama since 1995," Blagojevich posted on X. "We both come out of Chicago politics. I know how it works. He's behind the campaign to dump 15 million Dem primary voters & replace Biden with his choice."
And that, said Blagojevich, is the classic style of politics that puts "selection over election. The bosses over the people."
Late last week, Obama reportedly was telling allies that Biden needed to consider if his candidacy was still viable, considering the growing doubts about the 81-year-old president's age, health, and mental capacity to remain in office another four years.
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