Biden under pressure to step aside

U.S. President Joe Biden, 81, is facing growing calls to withdraw from his re-election bid in the wake of his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump in June


Nancy Pelosi
Former House Speaker says Biden must decide quickly, but has declined to give him her full endorsement
“We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short”

Peter Welch (right)
Member of Congress from Vermont, becomes first Democratic senator to publicly call on Biden to go “for the good of the country”

Michael Bennet: Senator from Colorado warns that Trump could win in “landslide”

Richard Blumenthal: Senator of Connecticut says he is “deeply concerned” about Biden’s
ability to win race

George Clooney
Hollywood star and lifelong Democrat who helped raise $30m for Biden in June, has withdrawn his support in opinion piece in New York Times
“We can put our heads in the sand and pray for a miracle in November, or we can speak the truth”

Chuck Schumer
Senate Majority Leader says “I'm with Joe” but is reportedly privately telling donors he is open to replacing Biden

Several other Democratic lawmakers are calling outright for Biden to withdraw, including House members Pat Ryan of New York and Earl Blumenauer from Oregon
 
Hollywood: Key figures calling for Biden to exit race include Netflix chairman Reed
Hastings (right), superagent Ari Emanuel, heiress Abigail Disney, screenwriter Damon Lindelof and author Stephen King
    

Sources: Reuters, Bloomberg, New York Times 
Pictures: Getty Images, Newscom 
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