The editorial board of the prestigious American newspaper New York Times on Friday called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the race for the White House after his disastrous debate the day before against Donald Trump.
In an editorial published Friday evening and titled “to serve the country, President Biden must leave the race” at the White House, the New York Times described Joe Biden as “the shadow of a leader”, after the 81-year-old president “failed his own test.”
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Support from Barack Obama
Unrecognizable, Joe Biden swallowed words, didn’t finish some sentences and stared into space during the televised duel Thursday against his Republican predecessor. “Mr. Biden has been an admirable president. Under his leadership, the nation has prospered and begun to address a range of long-term challenges, and the wounds opened by Mr. Trump have begun to heal. But the greatest public service Mr. Biden could perform today would be to announce that he will not seek reelection,” wrote the New York Times. Its editorial board brings together renowned editorialists and is supposed to reflect the values of the media.
Members of the Democratic Party have also questioned Biden’s ability to serve another term, sparking a storm within the party, but Biden assured Friday that he could. “do the job”, receiving in the process the support of two of his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
