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New York Times first US paper urging Biden to drop out of presidential race

Editorial board says exiting is ‘greatest public service’ Biden can perform after disastrous debate performance

The New York Times’s editorial board has called on Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.

Biden’s poor performance sent leading Democrats into a panic on Thursday night, after the US president appeared shaky and at points struggled to finish sentences. It amplified fears about his age and fitness for office that it had been hoped the debate would allay.

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