President Joe Biden speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington. became the first sitting Democrat to call for President Biden to end his campaign. He released a statement calling for it shortly before the White House continued to field questions about the concerns at a press briefing.We understand, we're not taking away from what you all saw, or what the American people all saw, we understand, it was a bad night.
“What I'm stressing is it has to be his decision, but we have to be honest with ourselves that it wasn't just a horrible night, but I won't go beyond that I just want him to appreciate at this time just how much it impacts not just his race, but all the other races coming in November," said Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill.
Some Republicans have called on Biden’s cabinet to use the Constitution’s 25th amendment to remove him from office. “This was a wake-up call to many of us, a wake-up call among other things to the fact that it's well past time to invoke the 25th Amendment," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said following the debate., filed a resolution urging the Vice President and cabinet to remove Biden from office. A vote would put Democrats on record about where they stand on the President’s ability to serve out the rest of his term and a potential second.paints a bleak picture about how voters feel.