Democratic congressional candidate Adam Frisch has joined other prominent Democrats in calling for President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, arguing that his performance at the CNN presidential debate was likely not his “only bad night.”
Frisch, who is running to flip Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District from Republican to Democrat, urged Biden to step down in an interview with “America Report” on Wednesday, echoing calls from several other members of his party who have expressed concerns about the 81-year-old president’s ability to do his job.
He entered his plea for the first time on Tuesday.
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President Biden attended last week’s presidential debate. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“Listen, with all due respect, I think President Biden has been going downhill for months, according to the polls,” Frisch said. “I’m not a doctor. I’m not going to play a doctor on TV…” [but] “You’re hearing from Democrats and independents on the ground that they don’t like the president’s ability to articulate a vision for the future. That’s where everyone is stuck.”
Questions about the president’s physical and mental state were brought to the forefront during last Thursday’s CNN presidential debate between Biden and former President Trump.Looks confused Onet timesMany times I find myself with my mouth wide open and unable to finish a sentence.
“Biden’s 12 or 13 advisers hid him for months, skipped his Super Bowl ad and didn’t hold as many press conferences as past presidents,” Frisch alleged. “It was a terrible night, but… [the] It was just a bad night. I think people need to come to their senses about it and move forward with a new plan.”
In a statement on Tuesday, Frisch urged Biden and other Democrats to put politics aside and think about what’s “best for the country” before calling on Biden to “drop out of the race.”
“Democrats, independents, Republicans are all saying the same thing: It’s time to move forward and we [how] “We need to find someone who is actually the right person for the job,” he told Fox News’ Aisha Hasney.
“I’ve said for the last two years that it would be best for the country for President Biden to serve one term. I don’t know if that’s a good thing for my election or if my recent comments have been bad, but I do know that it’s good for the country that we try to find someone who is capable of leading the country strongly for the next four years,” he added.
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US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate at CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on June 27, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Frisch’s comments: From Reuters It was first reported that a group of 25 House Democrats were preparing to ask Biden to withdraw as a 2024 presidential candidate if he could not assuage concerns that he was unfit for the job within days.
There are also reports of letters being circulated. House Democrats The effort seeks to urge Biden to drop out of the race, Fox News Digital reported, and includes both Democratic candidates in battleground states and left-leaning lawmakers in safe zones, according to one of two sources familiar with the discussions.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) became the first sitting Democrat in the House to publicly call for Biden to drop out of the race, and other House Democrats have reportedly questioned whether Biden is the most favored candidate. To beat TrumpThey primarily see them as a threat to democracy.
The White House blamed Biden’s performance on the debate stage on “jet lag” and a “cold.”
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Biden made a surprise appearance on a Democratic National Committee conference call with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday and reportedly tried to calm allies but denied he was quitting.
“I’m running. I’m the leader of the Democratic Party. Nobody’s trying to get rid of me,” Biden was reported as saying.
“He’s definitely not backing down,” a Biden campaign official told Fox News Digital in response to Democrats’ concerns.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered a similar response during a press conference on Wednesday when asked whether Biden was considering resigning.
Asked Tuesday whether the president has Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, she said, “No.”
Fox News’ Chad Pergram and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
