Biden Campaign Claims Election Interference After Newspaper Criticizes Biden

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms criticized the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for suggesting that President Biden should drop out of the election, calling it undue influence and interference.

Bottoms defended Biden, arguing that voters should have the freedom to decide, and she pointed out alleged attempts to influence elections in Georgia.

She emphasized comparing Biden’s debate performance to Trump’s presidency, highlighting Trump’s controversies and convictions as worse than a single bad debate night for Biden.

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“Let me just say I was very disappointed with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,” Bottoms said. “As we have talked about making sure that we’re protecting elections and making sure there’s no undue influence, this was undue influence by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, or an attempt to influence.”

“I think voters should be able to make the decision the same way they did in primaries that were held,” she added.

“Editorial boards are supposed to honor fair elections. I don’t think it’s fair when an editorial board with ten people sitting in a room are trying to influence an election, especially in a state like Georgia where there’s already been discussions about influencing elections.”

“If you’re going to ask a candidate to step aside, let’s also look at Donald Trump’s record and all of the reasons, including his indictment in Fulton County, trying to influence the secretary of state, his convictions,” she added. “Let’s put them side-by-side. I’ll take a 90-minute bad night over the totality of Donald Trump’s presidency any day of the week.”