 He did not immediately endorse Vice President Harris for the position. He says he will address the nation about this further this week. Now, this comes as the list of lawmakers calling on him to step down was in the dozens. The latest independent senator of West Virginia, Joe Manchin, told Face the Nation this morning. If at this point in time he would pass that torch, he would be able to focus all of his energy towards the next five months of how do we heal.