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NYTimes Editorial Board joins calls on Biden to abandon re-election quest

today1 July, 2024

Background

US President, Joseph Biden says he is staying in the country’s presidential race, despite growing pressure on him to drop out following Thursday’s lackluster performance in a television debate with former President Donald Trump. A growing number of Biden supporters are urging him to stand down, and Republicans in Congress say they believe Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the President’s Cabinet should exercise the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and declare the President unfit for office. Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks:

 

Written by: Leonard Witbeen