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Washington — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California called on President Biden to drop his reelection effort on Wednesday, becoming the highest-profile Democrat to urge the president to step aside.
Schiff, who is running for Senate in California, said in a statement that while “the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone,” he believes it’s time for the president to “pass the torch.” Schiff said doing so would “secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election.”
The California Democrat joins a growing list of lawmakers in his party who have called on the president to step aside. He praised Mr. Biden on Wednesday as “one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history.” But that didn’t stop him from calling for new leadership, warning of the threat a second Trump presidency poses.
“A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November,” Schiff said.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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