NY Times Editorial Board calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 presidential race 'to serve his country'

NY Post:

The New York Times editorial board called on President Biden to step aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential race Friday, one day after his abysmal performance in a debate against Donald Trump.

While insisting that Biden, 81, had been an "admirable president," the liberal Grey Lady concluded the incumbent appeared on the debate stage as "the shadow of a great public servant" and would be engaging in a "reckless gamble" by continuing his candidacy.

"There is no reason for the party to risk the stability and security of the country by forcing voters to choose between Mr. Trump's deficiencies and those of Mr. Biden," the board wrote. "It's too big a bet to simply hope Americans will overlook or discount Mr. Biden's age and infirmity that they see with their own eyes."

"Mr. Biden answered an urgent question on Thursday night. It was not the answer that he and his supporters were hoping for," the Times concluded. "But if the risk of a second Trump term is as great as he says it is — and we agree with him that the danger is enormous — then his dedication to this country leaves him and his party only one choice."

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New York Times Editorial Board Calls On Biden To Leave Race

America's most influential newspaper, The New York Times, called in an editorial Friday for President Joe Biden to step aside and allow another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump for the White House in November.

Describing Biden as "the shadow of a great public servant," the newspaper's editorial board -- which is separate from its newsroom -- said Thursday's debate between the president and Trump proved the 81-year-old "failed his own test."

His determination to run again is a "reckless gamble," it said, adding: "the greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election."

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Joe Biden Savaged by New York Times Editorial Board: 'Leave the Race'

The New York Times editorial board has joined calls for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic's nominee before November.

An op-ed published by the newspaper Friday was in reaction to the president's performance during the first presidential debate of the 2024 season the night prior, where Biden faced former President Donald Trump since the first time the two candidates ran for office in 2020.

The editorial board wrote that Biden "has said that he is the candidate with the best chance of taking on" the "threat" the Trump poses to American democracy, and acknowledged the president's victory four years ago over the presumptive GOP nominee.

"His argument rests largely on the fact that he beat Mr. Trump in 2020," read the op-ed. "That is no longer a sufficient rationale for why Mr. Biden should be the Democratic nominee this year."

"At Thursday's debate, the president needed to convince the American public that he was equal to the formidable demands of the office he is seeking to hold for another term," the editorial border continued. "Voters, however, cannot be expected to ignore what was instead plain to see: Mr. Biden is not the man he was four years ago."