House Democrat leaders are throwing mud at the wall in order to try and distract from their ongoing chaos surrounding whether to back Joe Biden on the 2024 ticket.
During a highly-anticipated press conference Tuesday, Democrats touched on nearly everything except their infighting about Biden's future as the leader of the liberals.
That included rants on Donald Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, access to abortion and 'stupid weather forecasts.'
Capitol Hill has been buzzing about whether Joe Biden will remain the Democrat's preferred presidential candidate after his disastrous debate against Donald Trump.
Democrat lawmakers have largely backed Biden, but some have called on him to withdraw from the race. Tuesday morning, the party had a private meeting to determine where they stand on supporting the incumbent.
Attendees at the closed-door meeting left sullen, downcast and quiet as reporters poked and prodded trying to get anything on what had transpired inside.
Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Ted Lieu, D-Calif., bizarrely mentioned Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein's relationship at a press conference focused on Joe Biden Tuesday
Later, at a House Democrat leadership event, liberal leaders did all they could to avoid the Biden topic, with one invoking Trump and late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's relationship in a desperate bid to talk about something else.
'We hear a lot from our constituents on different issues but something I've heard that doesn't seem to be being covered are the Epstein files,' Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Ted Lieu, D-Calif., bizarrely said.
'These files were released,' he continued. 'Donald Trump is sort of all over this.'
'There are pictures of him with Epstein. He's taken plane flights with Epstein. He's in call logs with Epstein,' the Democrat said.
Trump previously admitted to knowing the disgraced financier when he was jailed in 2019 for sex trafficking charges.
'Well I knew him, like everybody in Palm Beach knew him,' Trump said at the time, before adding 'I had a falling out a long time ago with him.'
'I don't think I've spoken to him in 15 years,' Trump added. 'I wasn't a fan ... I was not a fan of his, that I can tell you.'
Lieu brought up Epstein when asked about what his constituents are saying about their support of Joe Biden - and whether the Californian was listening to their feedback.
His reference brought consternation to reporters confused by his name-dropping the disgraced financier who died in 2019.
But that was only the tip of the iceberg.
After a terrible debate performance against former President Donald Trump, Democrats have openly expressed skepticism that Biden is fit for reelection. Seeking to flip the conversation from Democrat's divisions over Biden, liberal leaders have tried to focus on Trump instead
From left, American real estate developer Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein (left) and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1997
Lieu also spoke about the 'creepy' Project 2025 - a conservative policy agenda pushed by the Heritage Foundation - in an attempt to paint a gloomy future under a possible Republican presidency.
'We also know that with Project 2025, this creepy document written by Trump's closest advisers and confidants, that they want to ban abortion nationwide,' he claimed.
The group, however, has stated it is 'not affiliated with former President Trump.'
And Trump posted on Truth Social recently, 'I know nothing about Project 2025.'
'I have no idea who is behind it,' he continued. 'I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.'
Lieu continued: 'Project 2025 also wants to eliminate the Department of Education and it wants to eliminate the National Weather Service.'
'You're not going to get accurate weather forecasts anymore, you're just going to get stupid weather forecasts,' the Democrat decried, before again adding 'this document is creepy.'
Outside of Lieu's odd diatribes against Trump, Project 2025 and Epstein, the House Democrat Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California did shed some light on whether the party was coalescing around the president.
'Right now, President Biden is the nominee. And we support the Democratic nominee that will beat Donald Trump,' Aguilar said at the leadership event.
Interesting was his use of 'right now,' possibly indicating that the party is open to moving to a different nominee should the right conditions arise.
'We are unified that Donald Trump cannot win,' Aguilar said, notably not saying that they are unified Biden can beat the former president.
'Every single member of the House Democratic Caucus is clear-eyed about what the stakes of this election are.'
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., left, speaks as Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., listens during a press conference on Tuesday
He also added that rank-and-file members were not given 'instruction to get on the same page' about Biden.
Later Aguilar conceded that 'we will see' how Biden responds to the debate fallout and mounting questions about his ability.
'We will see. Let's see the press conference. Let's see the campaign stops. Let's see all of this because all of it is going to be necessary.'
