Manchin: Biden Can’t Unite the Country, He Has Gone ‘Too Far to the Left’

MANCHIN: "I came to the conclusion that after I saw what happened, what, 10 days ago or so, when the vote for — on the Senate, for security of the border, a secured vote in the border, which is what our Republican colleagues desired to happen, they pressed that, and they said, ‘We’re not going to vote on any aid until we’ve secured our border.’ I agreed with them. I think President Biden has been wrong on the border. He — it’s his — it’s his responsibility, no matter what his reasoning was, to maybe help people around the world who’ve been displaced by the pandemic, but he’s come to the table now. He understands the gravity of what we’re dealing with, and the danger. And he’s willing to accept any help — negotiate a very good bill that secures the border.

MANCHIN: "I’ve had this conversation with him, and with his people, that he’s gone too far to the left. They’ve pushed him and pulled him and whatever, but that’s not where America is. That’s not where our country is. So, I’m hoping the Joe Biden that we saw in 2020 will be the Joe Biden we see in 2024, if that can be done. If not, it’s going to be a long road for everybody.”
COLLINS: “Are you going to endorse President Biden?”
Manchin: “I’m not endorsing anybody right now. We’re going to see what all happens. We still got plenty of time here. I’m going to do everything I can to help move them back to the middle and show them where the strength of this country lies, where the voting bloc of the country lies. And the extremes are going to be there no matter what, and I respect that, and I will do everything I can to make sure they have the ability to voice their opinion. But the minority — the minority does not rule the day. The minority — “
COLLINS: “What does it say that you’re not endorsing President Biden? What should people read into that?”
Manchin: “No, no. I’m just — I’m trying to do everything I can to make sure that we have a pathway forward, where the center of this country is going to be represented, and that’s the center-left and center-right. That’s where the decisions, that’s where people live their lives. That’s the type of government they want. They don’t want the extremes. And what we’re seeing is extremes. Donald Trump is an extremist. And with that, there’s people that are going in that direction. I still believe there’s enough good Republicans and Democrats that want this centrist type of approach to governing.”