The NYTimes editorial board calls on Biden to 'leave the race'

(NewsNation) — The New York Times editorial board says it’s time for President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race.

“The greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election,” the editorial released online Friday evening said.

Biden’s halting debate performance Thursday night showed him to be “the shadow of a great public servant,” said the Times.

“There are Democratic leaders better equipped to present clear, compelling and energetic alternatives to a second Trump presidency,” said the paper. “It’s too big a bet to simply hope Americans will overlook or discount Mr. Biden’s age and infirmity that they see with their own eyes.”

The Biden campaign quickly responded to the editorial.

"The last time Joe Biden lost the New York Times editorial board's endorsement it turned out pretty well for him,” campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond said. In 2020, the Times took the unusual step of endorsing two candidates during the fight for the Democratic nomination: Massachuse...