Sign up for politicspa playbook
Twitter Facebook Rss
Search
Close this search box.

Dent Endorses Biden for President

A former GOP congressman from Pennsylvania is backing the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate. 

Former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Lehigh) announced his decision to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Wednesday afternoon during an interview on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper.

“At the end of the day, this really isn’t about right or left, it’s not about ideology,” Dent said during the interview. “For me, it’s about right or wrong, stability versus instability, security versus insecurity, normal versus abnormal.”

Shortly after the interview was aired, Dent also shared an op-ed that he wrote that further explains his decision to support Biden’s candidacy over a fellow Republican. 

In this op-ed, he lays out his admiration for a number of older Pennsylvania Republicans including Dick Thornburgh, Arlen Specter, John Heinz, Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker and described it as the “Pennsylvania Republican Party, in which I proudly and very comfortably grew up.” 

Dent, who served in Congress from 2005-2019, was a leader of the moderate GOP Tuesday Group and emerged as a vocal critic of Trump within the party when the president was elected. In March 2019, Dent did not deny a report from the New York Times that Trump told him that he was “destroying the Republican Party.” Dent also did not support Trump in 2016, but instead voted for independent candidate Evan McMullin. 

After deciding not to seek reelection in 2018, Dent announced that he’d be taking a role with CNN, where he has been a political commentator since his retirement. Since taking this role, he’s continually voiced his difference of opinion with Trump and perhaps even hinted at this endorsement in an op-ed he wrote for CNN on July 6 titled, “The GOP after Trump: a recipe for survival” where he derided “Trumpism” as “simply unable and incapable of responding with the kind of leadership this moment demands.”

78 Responses

  1. Bannons done:
    “The Clinton have sold out their own people for cold cash. They are grifters.” — Steve Bannon, in a 2016 interview on Breitbart News Radio, while adding the Clintons were running “a money laundering operation.”

    Bannon today was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors

  2. Bannon done gottened:
    “The Clinton have sold out their own people for cold cash. They are grifters.” — Steve Bannon, in a 2016 interview on Breitbart News Radio, while adding the Clintons were running “a money laundering operation.”

    Bannon today was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors

  3. Bannon done gottened got:
    “The Clinton have sold out their own people for cold cash. They are grifters.” — Steve Bannon, in a 2016 interview on Breitbart News Radio, while adding the Clintons were running “a money laundering operation.”

    Bannon today was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors

  4. Nancy Pelosi got to the Clinton’s too:
    “The Clinton have sold out their own people for cold cash. They are grifters.” — Nancy said in a 2016 interview on CNN News Radio, while adding the Clintons were running “a money laundering operation and had kids in
    pizza shops ”
    The Clinton’s will be charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors and putting kids in pizza shops

    1. Bannon done gottened all got:
      “The Clinton have sold out their own people for cold cash. They are grifters.” — Steve Bannon, in a 2016 interview on Breitbart News Radio, while adding the Clintons were running “a money laundering operation.”

      Bannon today was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors

  5. Another bad night for the Dems . Viewing was down again by 25% even with Big Mike
    and Hussein speaking .
    Nobody wanted Sleepy Joe and Harris
    only got 2% of the votes.
    Hillary bombed out , looked like
    she had a few drinks .
    I support Trump !

    1. Bannon dones gottened got:
      “The Clinton have sold out their own people for cold cash. They are grifters.” — Steve Bannon, in a 2016 interview on Breitbart News Radio, while adding the Clintons were running “a money laundering operation.”

      Bannon today was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors

    2. Bannon doneso:
      “The Clinton have sold out their own people for cold cash. They are grifters.” — Steve Bannon, in a 2016 interview on Breitbart News Radio, while adding the Clintons were running “a money laundering operation.”

      Bannon today was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors

  6. the pedofiles and queers got Steve Bannon to . lieing cheating bastards will do anything to take down trump and his friends . keep america pedofile and queer free , vote trump ! MAGA !

    Steve Bannon Arrested and Charged with Fraud by federal prosecutors

    Bannon, along with three others, allegedly defrauded donors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for their own profit with a crowdfunding campaign called “We Build the Wall” that raked in over $25 million

  7. Kamala Harris At DNC Telethon: She Worked Hard to Not Excite Anyone With Her Acceptance Speech

    1. Fcuk you name stealing thife ! pussy low iq biden voter stealing my name ! get my name out of your filthy maggot mouth you queer ! camila harris is the devil !

      MAGA

  8. Dent now works with Jim Acosta and Anderson Cooper . Both are not journalists .. Journalism
    is dead . I watch Fox News , the most watched and trusted news site .

    1. Fcuk you name stealing thife ! pussy low iq biden voter stealing my name ! get my name and Fox news out of your filthy maggot mouth you queer !

      MAGA

    1. ^^^^^ Boy who likes to us the F word over and over again . Low IQ voter and imposter who many of would love to meet !

      Has nothing else but that .

    1. I mad the imposters list! Right on! Thanks Cathy Cook. I never made anyone list of VIP’s in my life!!

        1. Man I messed up big time . I busted on spelling and put down Cindy Cook and not Cathy Cook. Sorry everyone . Going back to play xbox and see how many zombies I can get in my new epic game mom bought me .

          Sorry Cindy . Oppps I did it again , Cathy …

  12. I was fired for being pregnant when I was a teacher – 5 Pinocchio’s – Liz Warren DNC 2020

  13. Yo Cathy, your president believes in the My Pillow mans cure for covid-19 and a doctor who believes in demon sperm.

  15. Dent went to the Communist News Network after he quit and that should tell you all about Mr. Dent . He’s a turncoat and went for the money . Another Jim Acosta .

  16. Hey America , how’s that hope and
    change going , aggggggg.

    Oh , and don’t worry , you can still keep your doctor
    , aggggg .

    Barry Obama Da Rat

  17. Truth says , after this weeks DNC train wreck , easy win for Trump . Other than bashing Trump
    and talk of good old days , this was a busted clown show.

    CNN is reporting that viewing is down almost 40% from
    2016 ! 40% !

    My vote is for Trump and his party of hope and real
    change .

  18. Another bad night for the Dems . Viewing was down again by 25% even with Big Mike
    and Hussein speaking .

    Nobody wanted Sleepy Joe and Harris
    only got 2% of the votes.

    Hillary bombed out , looked like
    she had a few drinks .

    I support Trump !

    1. I can’t wait for the RNC convention next week. I so badly want to hear Mike Lindell’s progress on his “vaccine” to rid us of this democratic hoax, covid-19. I also hear Vladimir Putin and Kim Jung Un will be singing a duet serenading our “Great” President.
      It’s rumored Stormy Daniel’s will be sitting with Melania and Ivanka.
      Lastly, I hear Count Rudy Guiliani is going to bring in a bunch of vampire bats to fly around President Trump when he gives his acceptance speech.
      This will be the best RNC ever!!!!

      1. Like Joe Biden said , come on man , if you are voting for Trump , you ain’t black . Yeah , like Joe would make a good president …

        1. I am with you. I am a highly inteeligent
          Republican. I graduated from the 7th grade just behind Jethro Bodine in class rank.

          3. Are you mad at me Cathy? I highly respect your political views. Can you give me your e-mail address? I’d like to take you out dinner and a movie.
            I am 5’7″ and a little on the husky side, (255lbs). My doctor says I retain a little water weight.

  19. “I never , never had a sexual relationship with that woman, never “- Bill Clinton

    1. Praise God for standing up for the Truth. Its passed time to rid America of gays, latinos and the rest of them. We need Trump. God bless Trump

  23. Who cares?! No one cares what Charlie Dent says anymore. He was against Trump last time and it didn’t matter. Enjoy your life outside of politics, Charlie. But just go away. Bye, Charlie.

    2. Hes a trader to are country and are race. Just like that quitter John McCain. MAGA for White America

    1. Remember , stay safe , stay calm and stay in your house every single day until you die ! Oh and wash your hands while singing happy birthday .

      MAGA VOTE TRUMP AND STOP THE MADNESS

    2. F** them queers. Send em and the illegals over the wall and make Mexico take em. Trump will get it donee. MAGA

    3. STOP THE MADNESS STOP THE QUEERS STOP THE MEXICANS STOP THE COLORED.
      MAGA VOTE TRUMP

  26. Hell no. Ain’t no way in hell we are letting the queers in or the blacks in. Get that crap outta here. MAGA

  27. Rep. Dent is exhibiting the best of our centrist state by avoiding right vs left and looking at the value of the candidate. Our politics needs to start looking at the candidate and not ideology.

        1. This person will have this site closed down soon . He or she has used other people’s names along with bad language . Sad , probably some kid who lives in the basement

          1. ^^^ Same incompetent simpleton with poor cognitive abilities. Unable to properly construct a sentence, spell or punctuate and pretending to be a woman. Sad!

    2. Tom you must be one of them queers. Go back to Mexico and take all them illegals with you. Vote Trump, MAGA

  28. I likes men ! Vote fur Joe !
    Joe cool , he want me fre stuf so he get me vote.
    Trum bad cus dat what da new tells me . Tex Joe at
    30333333000 , un no , 333300033 , um forge it .

  29. Biden sucks ! Jill chested in her husband when she met Joe . Scum . And like I said
    McCain in my book was a coward , no war hero .

    1. You are damned right. McCain was nothing but a little bitch. Did nothing for this country. He gave up to spookies in Veitnom

  33. My grandparents and my parent’s were solid Republicans but today’s party has gone so far right that I’am walking away. From the exploding deficit spending and tax cuts for the wealthy, saying nothing about the Russians targeting American troops and a con man who has pedaled false cures for a disease that has killed nearly 200,000 Americans, I’m done. Russia has American blood on their hands and so does Trump and Pence.

    Voting for Biden this year.

  34. My grandparents and my parent’s were solid Democrats but today’s party has gone so far left that I’am walking away . From defunding the police , saying nothing about the riots and backing a man who backed Obama when he released 150 billion in cash and gold to Iran , I’m done . Iran has American blood on their
    hands and so does Biden and Obama .

    Voting for Trump this year .

    1. I guess the kids in cages being raped by private guards and the 170,000 Covid dead Americans by Trump’s incompetence and neglect do not bother you.

      1. Wrong , that’s Bill Clinton who raped kids in cages that Obama built . Old folks have to go one way or another – Joe Biden 2029

      2. Screw you fake truth! Damn illegals are lucky they even gotta cage. Should just be hanged. And quit that bullshit made up crap about Covid dead. God hates liars like you, just like the queers.

  35. As a life-long conservative who has voted for a Republican presidential candidate every election since I first became eligible to vote I can no longer sit idly by and watch the Trump wing of the party I love destroy this county. The last straw was the president’s response to the coronavirus.

    I will be supporting Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

  36. Another elected Republican official supporting Biden, that’s what I like to see.

  • sign-up for the playbook
Email:
  • MOST POPULAR

Popular posts:

  • POLITICS PA PODCAST
  • Poll

  • Do you agree that ByteDance should be forced to divest TikTok?


    • Yes. It's a national security risk. (60%)
    • No. It's an app used by millions and poses no threat. (40%)
    • What's ByteDance? (0%)

    Total Voters: 30

    Loading ... Loading ...
Twitter Facebook Rss

© 2024 PoliticsPA

Twitter Facebook Rss
Continue to Browser

PoliticsPA

To install tap and choose
Add to Home Screen
Sign up for politicspa playbook
Twitter Facebook Rss