Top Democrat Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 election race
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A new poll also finds nearly two-thirds of US Democrats believe Biden should allow the party to pick a new candidate.
United States legislator Adam Schiff, an influential member of Joe Biden’s Democratic Party, has joined a chorus of calls urging the US president to drop out of the 2024 election race.
In a statement shared by US media outlets on Wednesday, Schiff said he has “serious concerns” about Biden’s ability to beat his predecessor and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the ballot box in November.
“While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is time for him to pass the torch,” said Schiff, a US congressman who is expected to win an open Senate seat in California in the upcoming election.
“And in doing so, secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election.”
Schiff is the latest Democratic member of Congress to call on Biden to end his re-election bid after a disastrous debate performance late last month raised concerns about his age and ability to serve another term in the White House.
