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Jewish Democratic representative from Illinois calls on Biden to end reelection bid
US Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) speaks during a press conference on preventing gun violence outside of the US Capitol building on January 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images via AFP)
WASHINGTON — US Democratic Representative Brad Schneider of Illinois says President Joe Biden should end his reelection bid.
“The time has come, however, for President Biden to heroically pass the torch to a new generation of leadership to guide us to the future he has enabled and empowered us to pursue,” Schneider says in a statement, becoming the first Jewish lawmaker to join the growing number of Congressional Democrats calling on the incumbent president to drop out of the race after the recent debate.
