Calls for Joe Biden to suspend his 2024 United States presidential campaign
On June 27, 2024, the first debate in the 2024 United States presidential election was held, with incumbent president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, debating the presumptive Republican nominee, former president Donald Trump, who Biden had previously defeated in the 2020 United States presidential election. Before the debate and throughout his presidency, there have been concerns about Biden's age.[1] When Biden first took office at the age of 78 on January 20, 2021, he immediately became the oldest person to have ever served as President of the United States,[2] and during the debate Biden was 81, while Trump had turned 78 years old weeks prior. Biden made multiple gaffes, such as saying that he had "finally beat Medicare"[3] and was described as being weak and frail[4] by some following the debate.
In the aftermath of the debate, many called for Biden to drop out of the presidential race to allow for a different Democratic candidate to be picked at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. A poll conducted by CBS News/YouGov found that 72% of voters did not believe Biden was capable of being president.[5][6] Some close to Biden have said that he appears cognitively worse than he did a year ago.[7]
House members Lloyd Doggett[8], Raúl Grijalva[9], Seth Moulton[10], Mike Quigley[11] and Angie Craig[12] have publicly called for Biden to step down, with Democrats such as former House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Jim Clyburn, the Democrat who many credit with Biden's 2020 Democratic primary win, saying that Biden has questions to answer regarding his cognitive ability and whether he is able to continue his candidacy.[13]
Democratic Senator Mark Warner is said to be attempting to organize a group of other senators in an effort to convince Biden to drop out.[14][15][16]
Biden has refuted any possibility of him dropping out, saying only "the Lord Almighty" could convince him to drop out.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ Faguy, Ana (June 30, 2024). "Biden allies defend president as poll suggests growing age concern". BBC News. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Helmore, Edward (November 20, 2020). "Happy birthday, Joe: 78-year-old Biden to be oldest US president to take office". The Guardian. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Suter, Tara (July 3, 2024). "White House explains 'We finally beat Medicare' debate flub". The Hill. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Morris, G; Rogers, Kaleigh (June 27, 2024). "Biden's biggest weakness -- his age -- on full display at debate: ANALYSIS". ABC News. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Waddick, Karissa. "More than 70% of voters say Biden doesn't have mental, cognitive health to serve, new poll says". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Salvanto, Anthony; Backus, Fred; Pinto, Jennifer De; Khanna, Kabir (July 1, 2024). "Increasing numbers of voters don't think Biden should be running after debate with Trump — CBS News poll". CBS News. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Abutaleb, Yasmeen; Dawsey, Josh; Sacchetti, Maria; Hudson, John; Diamond, Dan (July 6, 2024). "Biden's aging is seen as accelerating; lapses described as more common". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Miller, Maya C.; Edmondson, Catie (July 2, 2024). "Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Progressive, Cracks the Democratic Dam for Biden". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Schnell, Mychael (July 3, 2024). "Second House Democrat calls for Biden to withdraw from presidential race". The Hill. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ↑ Scalese, Roberto; Bender, John (July 4, 2024). "Moulton: Biden should exit election 'and let new leaders rise up'". WBUR-FM. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ↑ Irwin, Lauren (July 5, 2024). "Illinois Democrat becomes latest House member to call on Biden to exit race". The Hill. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ Suter, Tara (July 6, 2024). "Fifth House Democrat calling for Biden to step aside". The Hill. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ↑ Shoaib, Alia; Bickerton, James; Lewis, Kaitlin; Stanton, Andrew (July 2, 2024). "Full list of Democrats calling on Joe Biden to step down". Newsweek. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Caldwell, Leigh Ann; Goodwin, Liz (July 5, 2024). "Sen. Mark Warner works to gather Senate Democrats to ask Biden to exit race". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ Jackson, Markeshia (July 6, 2024). "Reaction to Sen. Warner asking Biden to leave race". WAVY-TV. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Democratic Senator Warner seeks Biden's exit from presidential race, W.Post reports". Reuters.
- ↑ Long, Colleen; Kim, Seung Min (July 5, 2024). "Biden dismisses age questions in interview as he tries to salvage reelection effort". Associated Press. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
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