Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) became the first Democrat in the U.S. Senate to call on President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign following his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
In an op-ed published by The Washington Post, Welch acknowledged that like millions of Democrats around the country, he is “worried about November’s election.”
“We cannot unsee President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. We cannot ignore or dismiss the valid questions raised since that night,” he wrote, later adding that Biden needed to “reassess whether he is the best candidate to” take on Trump in the election.
“In my view, he is not,” Welch said. “For the good of the country, I’m calling on President Biden to withdraw from the race.”
He said that the national conversation is solely focused on Biden’s “age and capacity” following the debate.
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