NY Times calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 presidential race to serve his country

The New York Times editorial board called on President Biden to step aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential race Friday, one day after his abysmal performance in a debate against Donald Trump.While insisting that Biden, 81, had been an “admirable president,” the liberal Grey Lady concluded the incumbent appeared on the debate stage as “the shadow of a great public servant” and would be engaging in a “reckless gamble” by continuing his candidacy.“There is no reason for the party to risk the stability and security of the country by forcing voters to choose between Mr.Trump’s deficiencies and those of Mr.

Biden,” the board wrote.“It’s too big a bet to simply hope Americans will overlook or discount Mr.

Biden’s age and infirmity that they see with their own eyes.”“Mr.Biden answered an urgent question on Thursday night.

It was not the answer that he and his supporters were hoping for,” the Times concluded.“But if the risk of a second Trump term is as great as he says it is — and we agree with him that the danger is enormous — then his dedication to this country leaves him and his party only one choice.”The editorial was published two hours after Biden arrived in New York City for the first of a two-day fundraising swing, which will include a high-dollar event in the Hamptons on Saturday....