High-profile democrat Schiff says Biden should ‘pass the torch’ and bow out of election
President Joe Biden walks past boxes of cereal in an aisle as he visits Mario's Westside Market in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Adam Schiff, the high-profile California Democrat and US Senate candidate, on Wednesday called on Joe Biden to end his presidential campaign, stating he has “serious concerns” about the president’s ability to beat Donald Trump in November.
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles-area congressman joined almost 20 other congressional Democrats in asking the president to step aside. Biden “has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history”, Schiff said, but it was time “to pass the torch”.
