A mysterious campaign of advertisements and rallies has launched to encourage President Joe Biden to “pass the torch” and drop out of the 2024 presidential election.
One video, which aired in full on CNN on Friday morning, repeats the phrase “pass the torch” and points to a website, www.passthetorchjoe.us, that says it is “under construction.”
Another, similar domain, passthetorchjoe.com, points to a social media account on X (formerly Twitter), which was launched in June and which also does not indicate who is responsible for its content or who funds the effort.
More reasons to #PassTheTorchJoe https://t.co/mDrpJwAXTV
— Pass The Torch, Joe! (@passthetorchjoe) July 18, 2024
There is a super PAC called Pass the Torch that is associated with Rep. Dean Phillips (D-FL), who challenged Biden in the primary, without success. It is not clear if that super PAC is involved in the new effort.
In addition, there are several rallies being advertised on the Action Network, a “progressive” platform, with the “pass the torch” theme — including a rally to be held outside the White House on Saturday, July 20, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
Asked by Acosta what she thought about the campaign, Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), who is still supporting Biden, implied that she did not know who was behind the effort but said that their money and time would be better spent on helping Biden win.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of “”The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days,” available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of “The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency,” now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
