Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) publicly called on President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign on Thursday night as polls continue to show the 81-year-old trailing Donald Trump in key states.
Tester is the latest Democrat politician to call on Biden to drop out of the race. Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Trump late last month sent his poll numbers spiraling.
“Montanans have put their trust in me to do what is right and it is a responsibility I take seriously,” Tester said. “I have worked with President Biden when it has made Montana stronger, and I’ve never been afraid to stand up to him when he is wrong. And while I appreciate his commitment to public service and our country, I believe President Biden should not seek re-election to another term.”
With his statement urging Biden to drop out, Tester joined Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), who wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post on July 10 calling on Biden to end his campaign.
“We cannot unsee President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. We cannot ignore or dismiss the valid questions raised since that night,” he wrote, later adding that Biden needed to “reassess whether he is the best candidate to” take on Trump in the election.
“In my view, he is not,” Welch said. “For the good of the country, I’m calling on President Biden to withdraw from the race.”
He said that the national conversation is solely focused on Biden’s “age and capacity” following the debate.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) called for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race on Wednesday, where he expressed “serious concerns” about Biden’s ability to beat Trump.
“President Biden has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history, and his lifetime of service as a Senator, a Vice President, and now as President has made our country better,” Schiff told The Los Angeles Times. “But our nation is at a crossroads. A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November.”
He acknowledged that while Biden was the one who had to make the decision, it was time for him “to pass the torch” and “secure his legacy of leadership” by allowing another Democrat the opportunity to beat Trump.
“I will do everything I can to help them succeed,” Schiff said. “There is only one singular goal: defeating Donald Trump. The stakes are just too high.”
Former President Barack Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are reportedly working behind the scenes to get President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign.
The Washington Post reported that Obama has been deeply engaged in conversations about the future of Biden’s campaign and is pulling strings trying to get Biden to drop out of the race. Obama has looked at polls showing that Biden is losing ground on Trump and has told people he is becoming increasingly concerned about donors abandoning the party.
Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, told Biden that he could not beat Trump and that if he stayed in, he could ruin the party’s chances of winning Congress in November, according to CNN.
Other top Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), have reportedly warned Biden that if he stays in the race, Democrats may get thumped this November.
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