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NYT editorial board calls on Biden to quit race: ‘Failed his own test’ in debate
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US President Joe Biden speaks at the grand opening ceremony for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, June 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NEW YORK — America’s most influential newspaper, The New York Times, calls in an editorial for US President Joe Biden to step aside and allow another Democrat to challenge Donald Trump for the White House in November.
Describing Biden as “the shadow of a great public servant,” the newspaper’s editorial board — which is separate from its newsroom — says Thursday’s debate between the president and Trump proved the 81-year-old “failed his own test.”
His determination to run again is a “reckless gamble,” it says, adding: “the greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election.”
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