PENGUIN TO STEP DOWN FROM GOTHAM CITY POLITICS: Jerry Nadler to Retire From Congress: ‘Watching the Biden Thing*’ Made Me Think ‘About the Necessity for Generational Change.’
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election to Congress after nearly 33 years in office.
In an interview with the New York Times, the 78-year-old congressman said he was motivated not to seek re-election next year after watching 82-year-old former President Joe Biden’s ill-fated 2024 presidential campaign and concerns in the Democratic Party about a growing gerontocracy.
“Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,” said Nadler, who acknowledged that a younger member of Congress could “maybe do better” and “help us more.”
Classical reference in headline:
Fun fact: Nobody has ever seen Jerry Nadler & The Penguin in the same place. pic.twitter.com/PzPgEk5Rjv
— Chris Plante Show (@ChrisPlanteShow) January 6, 2025
* The Biden thing? Flashback: Senior House Democrat Rep. Nadler Reverses Course—Now Says He Supports Biden.
—Forbes, July 9th, 2024.