34 Democrats in the US call on Biden to “withdraw from the race”

34 Democratic figures have called on President Joe Biden to ‘withdraw from the presidential race’ due to concerns about his age and mental health. On June 27, President Joe Biden met with the Republican Party’s presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump.

34 Democrats in the US call on Biden to “withdraw from the race”
Publish: 20.07.2024
Updated: 11.08.2024 17:08
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A call for President Joe Biden to “withdraw from the presidential race” has come from 34 Democratic figures due to concerns about his age and mental health. Following his poor performance in a live debate with Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump on June 27, calls for Biden to “withdraw his candidacy” are increasing. A total of 34 Democrats, including 4 Congress members and 30 House representatives, have called for the 81-year-old Biden to withdraw from the race. The names of the Democrats directly calling for Biden not to run again are as follows:

“Senators Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Martin Heinrich (New Mexico), Jon Tester (Montana), Peter Welch (Vermont). House members Earl Blumenauer (Oregon), Ed Case (Hawaii), Sean Casten (Illinois), Jim Costa (California), Angie Craig (Minnesota), Lloyd Doggett (Texas), Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia (Illinois), Raul Grijalva (Arizona), Jim Himes (Connecticut), Jared Huffman (California), Greg Landsman (Ohio), Mike Levin (California), Zoe Lofgren (California), Seth Moulton (Massachusetts), Betty McCollum (Minnesota), Morgan McGarvey (Kentucky), Scott Peters (California), Brittany Pettersen (Colorado), Mark Pocan (Wisconsin), Mike Quigley (Illinois), Pat Ryan (New York), Adam Schiff (California), Brad Schneider (Illinois), Hillary Scholten (Michigan), Mikie Sherrill (New Jersey), Adam Smith (Washington), Eric Sorensen (Illinois), Greg Stanton (Arizona), Gabe Vasquez (New Mexico), Marc Veasey (Texas).”

Biden’s party, the Democratic Party, holds 213 seats in the House of Representatives and 51 seats in the Senate. The American public will head to the polls on November 5 to choose their next president.