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Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 primary race: ‘Retirement is now necessary’

Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 primary race: ‘Retirement is now necessary’

Another major newspaper has urged President Biden to resign after his disastrous debate against Trump – saying “retirement is now necessary.”


US President Joe Biden looks down as he takes part in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
US President Joe Biden looks down as he takes part in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. AFP via Getty Images

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a front-page editorial Saturday calling on Biden, 81, to pass the torch to a more competent candidate, following the lead of the New York Times.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a front-page editorial Saturday calling on Biden, 81, to pass the torch to a more competent candidate, following the lead of the New York Times. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a front-page editorial Saturday calling on Biden, 81, to pass the torch to a more competent candidate, as did the New York Times.

“The sad truth is that Biden should withdraw from the race, for the sake of the nation he has served so admirably for half a century,” the AJC editorial board wrote.