Top Democrat to Biden After Press Conference: “Step Away from the Presidential Campaign”

Just after Joe Biden got off the stage from his press conference Thursday night, top-ranking House Democrat Jim Hines told him that it’s time to give it up.

“I hope President Biden will step away from the presidential campaign,” Rep. Himes wrote.

Here’s his full statement on X:

Joe Biden’s record of public service is unrivaled. His accomplishments are immense. His legacy as a great president is secure.

He must not risk that legacy, those accomplishments and American democracy to soldier on in the face of the horrors promised by Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/FMMrTK8pb8

— Jim Himes 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@jahimes) July 12, 2024

In case he takes it down, here it is again:

News: House Intel Ranking Member Jim Himes calls on Biden to withdraw after presser

“I hope President Biden will step away from the presidential campaign.” pic.twitter.com/pzPWkDj23w

— Reese Gorman (@reesejgorman) July 12, 2024

From Fox News:

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Jim Himes, called on President Biden to suspend his 2024 re-election campaign, just moments after the president finished his highly anticipated press conference.

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Biden participated in a press conference with reporters at the end of the NATO summit in Washington D.C. on Thursday night.

Biden, during the press conference, was peppered with questions from reporters who pressed him on whether he would step aside amid mounting pressure from members within his own party following his disastrous debate performance last month.

Biden said he is “determined” to stay in the race and maintained that he is fit to serve as president now and for the next four years.

But Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., sounded the alarm moments after the press conference concluded.

“Joe Biden’s record of public service is unrivaled,” Himes posted on X. “His accomplishments are immense. His legacy as a great president is secure.”

“He must not risk that legacy, those accomplishments and American democracy to soldier on in the face of the horrors promised by Donald Trump,” Himes posted on X.

Newsweek also said:

Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, called for President Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee on Thursday night after Biden’s press conference.

Biden survived Thursday night’s press conference at the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit in Washington, D.C., with minimal gaffes. However, in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday night, Himes wrote, “Joe Biden’s record of public service is unrivaled. His accomplishments are immense. His legacy as a great president is secure. He must not risk that legacy, those accomplishments and American democracy to soldier on in the face of the horrors promised by [former President] Donald Trump.”

What do you think?

Will Biden listen?