Joe Manchin calls on Biden to drop out of race: ‘Pass torch to a new generation’
by Sam Levine in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#6PCFJ)
Call by West Virginia Democrat turned independent adds to mounting pressure on president to step aside
US senator Joe Manchin called on Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race on Sunday, adding to mounting pressure on the president to step aside.
Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat turned independent, said on Sunday it was time for Biden to to pass the torch to a new generation". Leaving the race, Manchin said, would allow Biden to focus on issues the president cared about, including helping Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion and ending Israel's war on Gaza.
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