The New York Times editorial board has declared that President Joe Biden should not seek reelection.
“To serve his country, President Biden should withdraw from the race.” piece Assert.
The editorial board’s suggestion that Biden should not seek reelection came on the heels of the president’s abysmal performance in a debate with former President Donald Trump.
“That’s how great the danger posed by Trump.”
“The president emerged Thursday night as a shadow of the great public servant he is. He struggled to explain what he would accomplish in a second term. He struggled to respond to Trump’s provocations. He struggled to hold Trump accountable for his lies, mistakes and terrible plans. More than once, he struggled to finish sentences,” the editorial board wrote.
But the New York Times editorial board said it would still favor Biden over Trump in a matchup between the two.
“If the race comes down to a choice between Trump and Biden, the incumbent president will be the committee’s clear choice. The risk Trump poses is that great. But given that risk, the stakes for the country, and Biden’s uneven performance, America needs a stronger challenge to the presumptive Republican nominee. Calling for a new Democratic candidate this late in the race is not a decision to be taken lightly, but it reflects the scale and seriousness of Trump’s challenge to our nation’s values and institutions, and Biden’s inadequacy to stand up to him,” the article states.
“The clearest path for Democrats to defeat a candidate defined by lies is to be honest with the American people, acknowledge that Biden cannot continue the campaign, and create a process to select someone more qualified to replace him and defeat Trump in November,” the editorial board wrote. “This is our best chance to protect the soul of the nation – the cause for which Biden ran in 2019 – from Trump’s malicious distortion. And it is the best service Biden can provide the country he has nobly served for so many years.”
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