Philadelphia newspaper calls for Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential election
By
Washington Examiner Staff
July 1, 2024 12:16 am
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President Joe Biden’s performance in the presidential debate last Thursday has drawn much criticism. Many have claimed that he looked lost and confused. Others have suggested it revealed a decline in his abilities. With most polls showing he lost the debate to former President Donald Trump, a growing number of people have suggested that he should be replaced as the Democrat’s nominee. However, the Philadelphia Inquirer took an alternative position over the weekend and suggested that Trump, not Biden, should withdraw from the race.
“President Joe Biden’s debate performance was a disaster. His disjointed responses and dazed look sparked calls for him to drop out of the presidential race,” the Inquirer’s editorial read. “But lost in the hand wringing was Donald Trump’s usual bombastic litany of lies, hyperbole, bigotry, ignorance, and fear mongering. His performance demonstrated once again that he is a danger to democracy and unfit for office.”
The suggestion that Trump should step down from Philadelphia’s main newspaper comes after four major newspapers from around the country called for Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal all suggested Biden should step down.
“At Thursday’s debate, the president needed to convince the American public that he was equal to the formidable demands of the office he is seeking to hold for another term. Voters, however, cannot be expected to ignore what was instead plain to see: Mr. Biden is not the man he was four years ago,” read the New York Times editorial.
“Mr. Trump at least looked vigorous and reminded voters of the pre-Covid economy. Mr. Biden looked like a feeble man no American should want going head to head with Mr. Putin or China’s Xi Jinping,” the Wall Street Journal wrote.
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