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Sen. Warner, Backed by Schumer, Urges Biden to Exit Race: Washington Post

Jul 5, 2024, 08:19 PM

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is leading an effort to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask President Joe Biden to exit the presidential race. The initiative follows Biden's recent debate performance, which has raised concerns among some Democratic senators about his ability to run an effective campaign against Donald Trump. Warner, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, has been contacting fellow Democratic senators to discuss Biden's viability as the party's nominee. A potential meeting is being planned for Monday to further deliberate on this issue. The effort is reported by The Washington Post and is backed by Sen. Chuck Schumer.