Atlanta Journal-Constitution calls on President Joe Biden to end race

President Joe Biden speaks during a presidential debate with Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

(NewsNation) — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has become the second major U.S. newspaper to call on President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign.

“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 said.

On Friday, the New York Times called on Biden to quit the race, calling it “the greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform.”

Biden acknowledged his poor performance during a debate Friday in Raleigh, North Carolina, but also said he would not give up.

“My friends, I don’t walk as smoothly as I used to. I don’t talk as well as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to. But I know what I know. I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done,” Biden said.

Republicans pounced on Biden’s debate performance. North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis called on the cabinet to invoke the 25th^th Amendment and installation of Vice President Kamala Harris as Acting President pursuant to Section Four of the Amendment.