First House Democrat urges Biden to withdraw from presidential race
2024-07-03 09:15:50 source：CNBC
July 2, 2024
Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to "make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw" from the 2024 presidential race.
Doggett, 77, is the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to formally call on his own party's incumbent to drop his reelection bid against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.
The call significantly escalates pressure on Biden, 81, whose disastrous debate against Trump last week set off waves of panic among his supporters about whether he is capable of winning in November and serving another four years in the White House.
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