Sen. Joe Manchin (D‑WV) indicated on Friday that he has not given up on endorsing President Joe Biden this November but claimed where he is now is too far to the left.
Manchin said there was still time for Biden to earn his support, but he wanted the old Biden who was a unifier back rather than one who listens to the far-left members of his party.
“I want Joe Biden to be the Joe Biden I’ve known forever, OK?” Manchin told MSNBC’s Katy Tur. “Always working a deal, always wanting to bring people together, which is how he campaigned in 2020. I think his staff is taking him too far left. I don’t believe that’s where he needs to be. I don’t believe that’s where he is, internally, never has bee …