Joe Biden asked to step aside in race for US president | BBC News

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Published 2024-07-03
Congressman Lloyd Doggett has become the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to call on Joe Biden to step aside in the race for the US presidency.

It follows a critical review by some in the Democrat Party of the president's performance during his first debate with Republican rival Donald Trump - but Biden's team says he has no plans to walk away.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump's sentencing following his conviction in his hush-money trial will be delayed until September.

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All Comments (21)
  • @papadeuce5311
    literally had 4 years to sort this shit, and NOW you ask him to step down?
  • @jpyoung9259
    Funny thing is Joe has been like this for years and they know it but now they know no one is buying their crap anymore
  • @jonnsonsam
    Been a potato for years, the BBC just didn't cover it.
  • @HenryChitaika
    What's mind-boggling is that it had to take a debate for the Americans to notice that Joe Biden is not fit for him to take another 4 years as president.
  • @ddmp1703
    Why is the media surprised? he's been like this for years.
  • The establishment set this up to replace him. These talking heads told us he was fine during the course of 4 years now they act surprised.
  • @kevink3688
    'Step down old man' is what the Democrats should have told him 3 years ago...
  • @k3n_ng
    “Step aside” is the only job that Biden needs to accomplish now.
  • @MG-iy1oh
    Make him step aside without telling him! He won't notice! lol
  • I'm an independent voter, never been affiliated with a party, and I despise the two party system. Watching a party implode like this is absolute comedy gold right now
  • @QLHOOQ
    The reason why they had 20 candidates in the 2020 Democratic primaries was to make sure the Bernie Sanders vote would be split....The 2020 Democratic primaries wasn't about stopping Donald Trump is was about stopping Bernie Sanders....Joe Biden was chosen the 2020 Democratic candidate as far back as December 2017...Kamala Harris was chosen V.P. in 2019...
  • @xPLAYR1x
    Hes been like this since day 1 they just wouldn't let him out ...
  • @outdoorsy01
    Good! It really is a form of elder abuse what they are doing
  • @__1111____
    It is absolutely absurd that someone who is clearly in such a bad way with his health has been allowed to govern essentially the most important country in the world, do you know how many videos I’ve seen where he’s just an absolute incoherent mess, complete insanity
  • It’s interesting how they keep saying, “following his debate performance” as if it has just been sanctioned that they begin acknowledging what has been evident from the start.
  • @rubensano4860
    Even stepping aside is beyond the ability of this mummy.
  • @pessi6185
    Well this is again embarrassing for the BBC 😂
  • The thing is at that age things can go wrong QUICK. My grandad was up a ladder helping a neighbour paint a house at 73 and was generally in very good health for his age. 6 months later he had lost most of his mental faculties stopped eating, and drinking properly and was withering away 9 months after painting the neighbours house he was dead. When I said to him "look grandad you need to eat, you were healthy not that long ago painting that house". The answer I would always get was "That was years ago".