Senator Patty Murray said the president « must seriously consider » his position.
A member of the Democratic leadership has said the party needs a more « energetic candidate » than President Joe Biden to take on Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
In a statement, Senator Patty Murray, a six-term veteran of the Senate who serves as the upper chamber’s president pro tempore and has been part of the party’s leadership since 2001, said the incumbent president « must do more » to win November’s vote.
Biden has faced growing calls to leave the 2024 race following a presidential debate on June 27, in which he gave a series of incoherent and confusing responses and appeared to trail off at times without finishing sentences. A Biden aide previously told Newsweek that the president had a cold. He also said he had been tired from international travel and had no plans to drop out of the race.
