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Voter Tells CNN That Biden Needs To Be Held Accountable The Same Way Trump Was

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Brianna Lyman News and Commentary Writer
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A college student told CNN that voters need to hold President Joe Biden accountable the same way former President Donald Trump was.

CNN’s Jeff Zeleny visited two colleges in Atlanta, Georgia, where he spoke to young voters. Zeleny said Wednesday young voters were focused on the economy, the Middle East and Biden’s age.

Morehouse College student Kerry Singleton told Zeleny he thinks 2024 will be a “scary election” if the Biden Administration can’t deliver on certain promises like student loan forgiveness, affordable housing and handling the economy.

“I do think that everyone is willing to hold the administration accountable for some of those promises that were made, and if they don’t happen, I think it’s gonna be a scary election.”

“Just as we hold Trump accountable, you know, we have to hold Biden accountable,” Singleton told Zeleny.

Another student, Aylon Gipson, told Zeleny the “excitement is not as high as it was” in 2020.

“We have to pick between two different people who are very, very old and up in age.”

Another student said they would like to see Biden “pass the baton.” (RELATED: Young Voters Are Abandoning Biden – Here’s Why)

“Now, some of the sentiment here is classic disappointment from a younger generation that the president is simply not progressive enough. But others, some of the complaints are actually rooted in some serious economic concerns about affordable housing, childcare, the minimum wage and others. But the bottom line here: it’s not a question of if some of these students will vote for the president. Most of the ones we talked to said they reluctantly will. It’s will others, perhaps non-college students, not be enthused to vote for him,” Zeleny said on CNN This Morning while discussing his interviews. “The Biden campaign realizes they have a challenge here, and they said they want to make this a contrast election if Trump becomes the nominee against President Biden.”

A recent New York Times/Siena College poll found Trump leading Biden in five out of six crucial swing states by substantial margins.