Tim Ryan on Whether He Wants Biden to Publicly Campaign for Him: ‘No’

COSTA: “You’re are calling yourself an independent voice, running for — running as a Democrat. You have choices to make in the coming weeks. Do you want President Biden to come to Ohio and publicly campaign with you in this final lap?”

RYAN: “No. No, I won’t be asking the president to come in or very, very few, if any national people, you know, to come in and actually campaign with us. Because I — I want to be the main face, the main messenger of the — of this campaign. I grew up in Ohio, I am Ohio in my bones. My wife is from just outside the Youngstown area like me. She’s a 20 year public school teacher. Our kids go to public schools. Like we’re just — you know, we’re an Ohio family that wants to connect with other Ohioans, and I don’t think anybody can come in — like Trump coming in for JD Vance actually was an absolute net negative for him. You know, it’s like run your own race, stand on your own two feet, that’s what Ohioans want and that’s what I’m going to do.”