Local lawmakers react after Joe Biden ends his reelection bid [Video]

Following weeks of calls from both in and outside of his own party to step back, President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he would be ending his bid for reelection. At the same time, Biden threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party’s next nominee. Kansas’ and Missouri’s current and former lawmakers began making statements not long after Biden posted his announcement to social media. Here’s what they had to say:Kansas lawmakers:KS-04 Rep. Ron Estes:”President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will suspend his reelection campaign is an admission of something that Americans have observed for a long time – he is not fit to be president, which also means he can no longer serve as commander in chief. Vice President Kamala Harris, numerous congressional Democrats, and the media have shamefully ignored and willfully misled the American people by hiding the true cognitive state of President …