Washington, At least five Democratic lawmakers expressed their opinion on Sunday that President Joe Biden should resign from the US presidential election scheduled for November 5, according to multiple press reports.
The lawmakers (Jerry Nadler, Mark Takano, Joe Morelle, Ted Lieu and Adam Smith) weighed in on this during a Democratic Party phone call organized to discuss Biden's disastrous debate performance against his Republican rival, Donald Trump, in Atlanta on June 27.
Biden himself has described his performance as "a bad night." His approval ratings have dropped and his own party colleagues have begun to question his health and his ability to govern the country for the next four years. Biden has stated that he will remain in the race and exudes confidence that he will win the election against Trump in November.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had called a virtual meeting of his party colleagues in the House to discuss evolving political scenarios following the June 27 presidential debate between Biden and Trump.
The virtual meeting was billed as a "listening session" to get input from members on the viability of Biden's candidacy, "The New York Times" reported, adding that it was clear before the call that many top Democrats They felt strongly that Biden had to go. .
Congressman Smith, ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, said it's time for Biden to go, according to two people familiar with the call, the newspaper reported. The other four congressmen also felt the same way and believed it was time for Biden to drop out of the race.
"Lieu was the highest-ranking person in House Democratic leadership to support the push for Biden not to seek re-election," The Washington Post reported.
"The events opened a wide crack in Biden's wall of support, bringing to about 10 the number of House Democrats who were saying publicly or privately that he should step aside. Among them were top committee Democrats of Justice, Armed Services and Intelligence. Defections spread further "There are questions about Biden's path forward, even as he largely controls his own destiny thanks to his sweep of the Democratic presidential primaries," reported "The Wall Street." Journal".
Meanwhile, Biden and his team were defiant of such a call and affirmed that he is in the race. Biden himself has demonstrated confidence that he would defeat Trump in November.
Biden was in Pennsylvania on Sunday, addressing rallies and meeting with people in the key battleground state.
The lawmakers (Jerry Nadler, Mark Takano, Joe Morelle, Ted Lieu and Adam Smith) weighed in on this during a Democratic Party phone call organized to discuss Biden's disastrous debate performance against his Republican rival, Donald Trump, in Atlanta on June 27.
Biden himself has described his performance as "a bad night." His approval ratings have dropped and his own party colleagues have begun to question his health and his ability to govern the country for the next four years. Biden has stated that he will remain in the race and exudes confidence that he will win the election against Trump in November.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had called a virtual meeting of his party colleagues in the House to discuss evolving political scenarios following the June 27 presidential debate between Biden and Trump.
The virtual meeting was billed as a "listening session" to get input from members on the viability of Biden's candidacy, "The New York Times" reported, adding that it was clear before the call that many top Democrats They felt strongly that Biden had to go. .
Congressman Smith, ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, said it's time for Biden to go, according to two people familiar with the call, the newspaper reported. The other four congressmen also felt the same way and believed it was time for Biden to drop out of the race.
"Lieu was the highest-ranking person in House Democratic leadership to support the push for Biden not to seek re-election," The Washington Post reported.
"The events opened a wide crack in Biden's wall of support, bringing to about 10 the number of House Democrats who were saying publicly or privately that he should step aside. Among them were top committee Democrats of Justice, Armed Services and Intelligence. Defections spread further "There are questions about Biden's path forward, even as he largely controls his own destiny thanks to his sweep of the Democratic presidential primaries," reported "The Wall Street." Journal".
Meanwhile, Biden and his team were defiant of such a call and affirmed that he is in the race. Biden himself has demonstrated confidence that he would defeat Trump in November.
Biden was in Pennsylvania on Sunday, addressing rallies and meeting with people in the key battleground state.
