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After the questionable participation in the presidential debate on the television network CNN, the editorial board of the newspaper The New York Times He asked Democrat Joe Biden, through a post, to abandon his candidacy, because “He is no longer the same as he was four years ago.”
The media outlet’s headline was direct: “In order to serve his country, President Biden should drop out of the race.” They added that “the greatest public service Mr. Biden can perform now is to announce that he will no longer seek re-election.”
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It was a debate that left several doubts about Biden’s ability to continue with the Presidency of the United States. Even, They assured that the president is no longer even a shadow of what he was four years ago.
“It is too big a gamble to simply expect Americans to “overlook or dismiss Mr. Biden’s age and weakness”added the newspaper directed by Meredith Kopit Levien.
“Call for a new Democratic candidate at this point in the campaign is a decision that is not taken lightly, But it reflects the magnitude and gravity of Trump’s challenge (…) Biden’s inability to confront him,” they said.
The multiple omissions and hesitations of the presidential candidatethey allowed the Republican Party to add fuel to the fire and tell reporters that he could represent a danger to the country.
“This man cannot continue as president of the United States, I am very worried about this country. “I don’t think he can continue even during the six months he has left in office.”Vivek Ramaswamy, one of Donald Trump’s biggest acolytes, told EFE.
Top Democratic Party officials are considering going to the White House and publicly calling for Biden to step down so that “another more qualified” takes over the helm.
Biden emerged optimistic from the first meeting with Trump, and in turn stated that “we did it right”, but that seems not to be enough to generate confidence in the voters of the Electoral Collegewho have the responsibility to appoint a new ruler.
“I give you my word from Biden. “I wouldn’t run again if I didn’t believe with all my heart and soul that I can do this job, because, frankly, there is a lot at stake,” he defended.
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There is a probability that the Democratic party will study the possibility of replacing Joe Biden as a candidate, however, the procedure of the party itself would be an impediment for this to happen.
This would have to do with the primary elections held in March of this year, where President and candidate Biden won the trust of some party delegates, who by regulation are obliged to support him at the next Democratic national convention.
