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Democrat official accuses Joe Biden of 'playing the victim', sheds new light on his 'weird' relationship with son Hunter and responds to claims they were 'mistreated' under Obama
An anonymous Democrat official has slammed Joe Biden for 'playing the victim' amid the calls for him to drop out of the race.
Biden, 81, answered those calls on Sunday by ending his campaign in a letter posted to social media.
While many Democrats have praised Biden for dropping out and avoiding a potentially legacy-crushing defeat to Donald Trump, others are still criticizing him for how he handled the post-debate backlash.
One Democrat official said that Biden constantly self-victimizes, especially in the wake of how the party and even Barack Obama asked him not to run in the primary against Hillary Clinton in 2016.
'There's a dynamic here and a psychology that we don't fully get besides, "I got screwed in 2016 and I'm not getting screwed a second time,"' the anonymous insider claimed.
An anonymous Democrat official has slammed Joe Biden for 'playing the victim' amid the calls for him to drop out of the race, while allowing his son Hunter (pictured right) to enable that self-victimization
The mystery official also was baffled by how Biden has allowed his troubled, now-convicted son Hunter become one of his most trusted advisors since the debate disaster in Atlanta.
'For his whole life, he's been trying to protect Hunter, encourage Hunter to step up, encourage Hunter to be the person he wants him to be. Finally, Hunter is doing exactly that. He's stepping up. And who is he protecting? It's not the father protecting the son. It's the son protecting the father,' they said.
'And there's a bonding moment that none of us totally understand. All of a sudden, you have something that the father has wanted his whole life with his son, and he's finally getting it now in a weird way.'
That 'weird' way now includes Hunter joining in on the pity party his father appears to be throwing for himself.
'He and his son are playing this victimhood thing — "I was mistreated under [Barack] Obama."
'It's insane,' they continued. 'He wasn't mistreated. But he conjures this up in his head and once it's there, it's very hard to get out.
'He's always played this victim role, and sometimes it's true. It's just not true in this instance,' they added, according to Politico.
Some prominent Democrats, however, agree that Biden has been victimized in this case.
One Democrat official said that Biden constantly self-victimizes, especially in the wake of how the party and even Barack Obama asked him not to run in the primary against Hillary Clinton in 2016
Biden and Obama attend a basketball game with Joe's son Hunter in 2010
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, one of Biden's most ardent defenders since the debate, slammed the decision and those who called on the president to quit.
He laughed at the notion that Biden had been 'pushed out' before recently convicted New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, a frequent target of Fetterman's ire.
'People pushed out an honorable man, loving father and a great president before an absolute sleazeball like Menendez. Congratulations,' he told Semafor.
Jasmine Crockett, a Congresswoman from Texas, also seemed baffled by Biden's decision and those who wanted him out.
She posted to social media: 'I hope the geniuses that pushed the most consequential President of our lifetime out, have a plan. WHO in the hell couldn’t sell the MF Accomplishments & win over a 34 time convicted Felon who isn’t even allowed to operate businesses in the state of NY (and therefore should automatically be disallowed from say running the country) & his ENTIRE team IS project 2025?! Joe wasn’t the problem… dems were.'
Crockett immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris - as Biden did Sunday afternoon - while Fetterman has not yet endorsed.
Biden dramatically dropped out Sunday and endorsed Kamala Harris to be the party's standard bearer against Trump in November.
He announced his seismic decision in a one-page letter posted on social media, where he committed to serving until the end of this term in January.
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, one of Biden's most ardent defenders since the debate, slammed the decision and those who called on the president to quit
Jasmine Crockett, a Congresswoman from Texas, also seemed baffled by Biden's decision and those who wanted him out
However, Republicans called on him to resign immediately. arguing if he is not 'fit to run' then he is 'not fit to serve'.
'It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,' Biden wrote in a letter posted to his X account on Sunday.
'And while it has been my intention to seek reelection,' he went on, 'I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.'
Although Biden had been under immediate pressure the stunning announcement came with no warning and many of his own staff and supporters in Congress appeared to be blindsided.
'No one had a heads up before the tweet posted,' one Biden campaign worker told DailyMail.com. 'Which, to me, is an insane way to treat the 1,300 people that work for you on the campaign.'
Earlier on Sunday a slew of Biden's allies went on the airwaves to insist the President was not stepping down and would continue his reelection efforts.
Biden said in his letter that he would speak in more detail about his decision in remarks to the country later this week. He also sent a quick follow-up post pushing for Harris to take over his campaign.
Last week, Biden was pulled from the campaign trail after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 for the third time in the middle of a west coast swing. This led to even more speculation that he would soon drop out of the race.
Moments after his announcement, Biden posted to X an endorsement of Harris to take over his campaign
Biden announced his historic decision to step aside in a one-page letter where he committed to completing his term, but did not fully endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement
It came after the showdown against Trump last month where Biden was often seen on split screen with his mouth agape and a blank stare.
During his time to speak at the podium, the President would stumble, freeze, lose his train of thought and mumble his way through answers to moderator's questions.
At one point just 12 minutes into the debate, Trump said: 'I really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don't think he knows what he said either.'
Trump went on to a post-debate rally in Chesapeake, Virginia where he said he was skeptical Biden would actually drop out of the race, claiming Democrats don't have a better option against him in November.
The former president's immediate response to Biden's decision came in a call to CNN on Sunday.
'He is the worst president in the history of our country,' the former president said. 'He goes down as the single worst president by far in the history of our country.'
Trump added that he thinks Harris will be even easier to defeat than Biden.