Dem rep says she was 'angry at first' after Biden dropped out: 'We had been told' he was staying in

Rep. Maxine Waters from California said in a Monday interview that she was "angry at first" following President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 election, which caught her off-guard.

Biden waves to press cameras alongside Waters in Los Angeles after arriving on Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

She continued, "After I calmed down, I was alright, because in doing that, he endorsed Kamala [Harris]. And I thought, well, that’s great."

Waters was a die-hard defender of Biden following his disastrous performance in the first presidential debate that led the U.S. public to question his mental capacities. 

She consistently pushed back on any intention to replace the president with a stronger Democratic candidate and told Politico she has "seen him at his best."

HARRIS CAMPAIGN BREAKING FUNDRAISING RECORDS IN RACE AGAINST TRUMP SINCE BIDEN BOWED OUT

Harris boards Air Force Two as she departs on campaign travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt)

The president was seen in public for the first time in six days on Tuesday at Dover Air Force as he returned to the nation's capital from his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

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