BREAKING: Second Democrat Senator Calls For Biden To Step Aside

Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester urged Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Thursday night.

In a statement, Tester shared, ”I have worked with President Biden when it has made Montana stronger, and I’ve never been afraid to stand up to him when he is wrong.”

Tester added, “And while I appreciate his commitment to public service and our country, I believe President Biden should not seek re-election to another term.”

Tester has become the second Democrat U.S. Senator to call for Biden to step aside; Vermont Sen. Peter Welch was the first.

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— Senator Jon Tester (@SenatorTester) July 19, 2024

Here’s what CNN reported:

Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a vulnerable Democrat up for reelection in a deep-red state, has called for President Joe Biden to end his bid for a second term.

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”I have worked with President Biden when it has made Montana stronger, and I’ve never been afraid to stand up to him when he is wrong,” Tester said in a statement Thursday. “And while I appreciate his commitment to public service and our country, I believe President Biden should not seek re-election to another term.”

Tester is the second Democratic senator to ask Biden to withdraw as the party’s presumptive presidential nominee. Earlier this month, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch called on Biden to “withdraw from the race” in a Washington Post op-ed.

Tester’s announcement comes hours after CNN reported that many senior-ranking White House and Biden campaign officials now privately believe that the president must abandon his reelection campaign soon.

“The next 72 hours are big,” one Democratic governor in close touch with party officials relayed to aides on Thursday. “This can’t go on much longer.”

Jon Tester, one of the most vulnerable Dems in the country, becomes the second Senate Dem and 22nd Dem lawmaker overall to publicly call for Biden to step aside.

“I have worked with President Biden when it has made Montana stronger, and I’ve never been afraid to stand up to him…

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 19, 2024

Check out what NBC reported:

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester on Thursday night urged President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election contest against former President Donald Trump, adding to already intense pressure from Biden’s fellow Democrats to step aside for a new presidential nominee.

Tester, who faces a tough re-election fight in a state that Trump won in the past two presidential elections, is the second U.S. senator to call on Biden to quit the race.

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., became the first senator do so last week.

Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the Democratic nominee for a Senate seat from that state, on Wednesday asked Biden to step aside as the nominee, joining 18 other Democrats in the House of Representatives who previously did so.

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Later Thursday, Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., became the latest House member in that group, saying, “For the good of the country, I think it is time for the President to pass the torch to the next generation to carry on the legacy he started.”

“Democrats need to unite and deliver their strongest team to the American people in this election,” Costa said.

Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about the viability of Biden’s candidacy, both the Associated Press and The Washington Post reported.