Schiff joins 22 other congressional Democrats in calling for Biden’s exit, according to a Washington Post tally.
Rep. Adam Schiff , who is heavily favored to win California’s Senate race in November, called on President Biden on Wednesday to drop out of the presidential contest, becoming one of the highest-profile members of his party to urge Biden to abandon his bid.
In a statement, Schiff called Biden “one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history” but questioned his ability to defeat former president Donald Trump. “While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is time for him to pass the torch,” Schiff said.
He is the first to do so publicly since a shooter attempted to assassinate Trump at a campaign rally and since the Republican National Convention began in Milwaukee.for Biden to step aside. He is a former House Intelligence Committee chairman and led the first House effort to impeach Trump.Voters in all states and U.S. territories have been choosing their party’s nominee for president ahead of the summer conventions.
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