Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has claimed that president Joe Biden‘s face deserves to be placed on the “Democratic Mount Rushmore” alongside John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt based on his accomplishments.
Yes, really.
During an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” host Michael Steele asked Swalwell about the Biden administration’s “doggedness” and what legacy Biden will make.
“When we fight for people, we win,” Swalwell said.
“And you’re seeing that on Medicare. You’re seeing that on the Inflation Reduction Act for the first time, a three-month period, inflation is not 3%, 2%. It’s zero. And so the legacy that this president is going to leave is that our kids will drive on roads that he built.”
“They’ll power their devices with chips that he manufactured. And they will feed their families with jobs he created.”
He added:
“And Joe Biden, I believe, will go on the Democratic Mount Rushmore with FDR, with President Kennedy, with President Truman, and with LBJ. And he will certainly be remembered for the 16 million jobs he’s created.”
Watch
“But he’s also put himself in a position now to be remembered for the one job that he left. And it’s a job that he’s left for Kamala Harris to finish, as she picks up that torch and runs with it.”
Swalwell’s bizarre remarks echo former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said earlier this month that Biden is “worthy” of being added to Mount Rushmore.
“He was in a good place to make whatever decision – the top of his game,” Pelosi said.
“Such a consequential President of the United States, a Mount Rushmore kind of President of the United States.”
Stahl asked, “Are you really saying that he belongs up there on Mount Rushmore? Lincoln and Joe Biden?”
“Well, you got Teddy Roosevelt up there, and he’s wonderful,” Pelosi clarified. “I don’t say take him down. But you can add Biden.”
READ: Target Donated to Group Calling to Close Mount Rushmore Because of “White Supremacy”
