{"id":71911,"date":"2024-07-11T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/99c65b4a2a5fff9603ea75d8e8c2276f"},"modified":"2024-07-11T01:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T01:00:08","slug":"first-dem-senator-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out-for-the-good-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/first-dem-senator-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out-for-the-good-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"First Dem senator calls for Biden to drop out &#8216;for the good of the country&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay show-gate\" readability=\"24.90543071161\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\" readability=\"28.62265917603\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\" readability=\"21.43949044586\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <span class=\"waslinkname\">Terms of Use<\/span> and <span class=\"waslinkname\">Privacy Policy<\/span>, which includes our <span class=\"waslinkname\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/span>. <\/div>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Having trouble? Click here.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A <span class=\"waslinkname\">Democratic senator became<\/span> the first in Congress&#8217;s upper chamber to call on President Biden to exit the 2024 race on Wednesday night, and left the question of Biden&#8217;s successor open-ended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;We cannot unsee President Biden\u2019s disastrous debate performance. We cannot ignore or dismiss the valid questions raised since that night,&#8221; Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., wrote in an op-ed for the <span class=\"waslinkname\">Washington Post<\/span> on Wednesday, which was published shortly after the Senate adjourned for the evening.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>SENATE DEMS TEST WHETHER ABORTION CAN BREAK THROUGH TALK OF BIDEN CONCERNS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/Welch-Biden.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/first-dem-senator-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out-for-the-good-of-the-country.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Welch, Joe Biden\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span>Sen. Welch was the first Democrat senator to call on Biden to drop out of the race.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Only one day earlier, Welch didn&#8217;t answer a question from Fox News Digital about whether he wanted Biden to be the party&#8217;s nominee. &#8220;He&#8217;s our nominee,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In his essay, Welch heaped praise onto Biden and his presidency. &#8220;But I, like folks across the country, am worried about November\u2019s election,&#8221; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>BIDEN ADVISERS TO JOIN SENATE DEMS FOR SPECIAL MEETING AMID SWELLING CONCERNS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/343\/192\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/686\/384\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/672\/378\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1344\/756\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/931\/523\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1862\/1046\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/720\/405\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1440\/810\/Biden-debate-dems.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/first-dem-senator-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out-for-the-good-of-the-country-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Biden\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><span>President Biden shocked the nation with his disastrous debate performance, sparking calls for him to step out of the 2024 race.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;For the good of the country, I\u2019m calling on President Biden to withdraw from the race,&#8221; the senator wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He urged Biden to &#8220;reassess whether he is the best candidate&#8221; to beat former President Trump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In my view, he is not,&#8221; Welch said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a replacement, Welch said Vice President Kamala Harris is &#8220;a capable, proven leader,&#8221; but stopped short of endorsing her alone. He added, &#8220;we have other electable, young, energizing Democratic governors and senators in swing states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong>TOP DEM CONTRADICTS PAST DEFENSE OF BIDEN ABILITY: \u2018MUST DO MORE\u2019 TO PROVE HIMSELF<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/343\/192\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/686\/384\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/672\/378\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1344\/756\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/931\/523\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1862\/1046\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/720\/405\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1440\/810\/Joe-Biden-Donald-Trump.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/first-dem-senator-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out-for-the-good-of-the-country-2.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Biden, Donald Trump\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><span>President Biden, left, and former President Donald Trump, right.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Welch laid out all the problems he sees with Trump&#8217;s candidacy in the op-ed, but noted, &#8220;the national conversation is focused on President Biden\u2019s age and capacity&#8221; instead. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Only he can change it,&#8221; the Democrat said of Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Vermont senator cited &#8220;real concerns of regular voters who I\u2019ve heard from recently&#8221; about Biden, explaining that they &#8220;are worried that he can\u2019t win this time, and they\u2019re terrified of another Trump presidency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>WARNER SAYS PEOPLE ARE &#8216;RAISING SOME QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO GET ASKED&#8217; ABOUT BIDEN<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/kamala.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/first-dem-senator-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out-for-the-good-of-the-country-3.jpg\" alt=\"Kamala Harris\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span>Harris is a potential successor to Biden if he exits the race.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Bizuayehu Tesfaye)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;These new shifts \u2014 in Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Arizona and Georgia \u2014 must be taken seriously, not denied or ignored,&#8221; Welch warned of the new polls coming out of previously safe states for Democrats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welch ended the essay by once again pleading with Biden &#8220;to put us first, as he has done before. I urge him to do it now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the Vermont Democrat is the first in his caucus to make the request of Biden, he <span class=\"waslinkname\">isn&#8217;t the only one<\/span> making his concern known. On Tuesday, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., shared that he told his colleagues during a caucus meeting that he didn&#8217;t believe Biden could beat Trump in an appearance on CNN.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"waslinkname\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Senate Democrats discussed Biden and his candidacy during their regularly scheduled caucus meeting on Tuesday, where Bennet said he made his worry known.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic senators will also be headed to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) on Thursday afternoon for a <span class=\"waslinkname\">special meeting with top<\/span> Biden campaign advisers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senior Biden advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, and&nbsp;campaign chair Jen O&#8217;Malley Dillon will join the senators, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. 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