“ I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw,” Doggett said.
Share on email Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Tuesday became the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly call for President Biden to withdraw as the party's 2024 nominee after hisabout a rout for their party up and down the ticket on Nov. 5 and hoping to salvage their chances.
"My decision to make these strong reservations public is not done lightly, nor does it in any way diminish my respect for all that President Biden has achieved," Doggett continued. "I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw. I respectfully call on him to do so."Asked about Doggett's comments, the Biden campaign referred back to a past statement from spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg that the president "is absolutely not dropping out."
Biden's campaign has disputed that the debate was as big a problem as some Democrats fear and has touted Thursday as its best grassroots fundraising day ever. The 81-year-old president was hoarse and stilted, suffering many noticeable gaffes that the Trump campaign was quick to splice into a digital ad and Republicans have continued to hammer on.Share on twitter
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