The American media has weighed in on Joe Biden’s disastrous presidential debate and joined the growing calls for him to step down.
Biden is set to discuss the future of his re-election campaign this weekend amid the fallout of of Thursday’s trainwreck debate performance. But if the liberal media has finally caved on the 81-year-old president, his options may be limited.
Polls indicate that even fewer voters believe Biden is prepared for another four years in The White House after they witnessed his mental and physical fitness appeared to have deteriorated.
Liberal Media giants have added fuel to fire by making bombshell demands of the commander-in-chief and asking him to finally throw in the towel and quit the presidential race.
TIME Magazine released a startling cover on their August edition that showed the president appearing to wander off the page with the singular word ‘Panic’ for the title.
The magazine reported Democratic Party leaders were in a state of disarray while they were watching the debate unfold.
‘Biden appeared every bit the 81-year-old grandfather that he is, stammering with a thin voice through unintelligible arguments and often staring blankly, mouth agape, as Trump lobbed one verbal attack after another,’ TIME senior correspondent Philip Elliott wrote.
‘Biden froze up repeatedly and fumbled even some set-piece lines he had prepared in advance for the moment.
‘Panic is not too strong a word to describe the sentiment that coursed through the Democratic Party from top to bottom as the debate unfolded.’
The Washington Post Editorial Board also took Biden to task by asking him whether continuing to stay in the race at the sake of his own pride was worth the damage it could do the country.
‘If President Biden had weekend plans, he should cancel them in favor of some soul-searching,’ the editorial board wrote.
‘His calamitous debate performance on Thursday raises legitimate questions about whether he’s up for another four years in the world’s toughest job.
‘It’s incumbent on this incumbent to determine, in conversation with family and aides, whether continuing to seek reelection is in the best interests of the country.’
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe – one of the president’s favorite programs – host Joe Scarborough gently urged Biden to step aside on Friday.
‘He spent much of the night with his mouth agape and his eyes darting back and forth,’ the anchor said.
‘He couldn’t fact-check anything Donald Trump said. He missed one layup after another after another.
‘The question is though, despite my belief that Joe Biden has had an extremely successful first term, is it time for him to step down?’
In Georgia, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution issued a shocking front page ultimatum for Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race following his ‘excruciating’ debate flop.
The editorial board wrote that ‘retirement is now necessary’ for the 81-year-old incumbent – asking him to pass the torch to a more competent candidate.
‘The unfortunate truth is that Biden should withdraw from the race, for the good of the nation he has served so admirably for half a century,’ the editorial board said in an op-ed that appeared on the front page of Georgia’s largest newspaper Saturday.
‘This wasn’t a bad night; it was a confirmation of the worst fears of some of Biden’s most ardent supporters – that after 36 years in the US Senate, eight more as vice president and a term in the White House, age has finally caught up to him.’
The New York Times Editorial Board has demanded Biden drop out of the race for The White House.
In a scathing opinion piece, the board said Biden appeared to be a ‘shadow’ of himself and the argument that he was the best Democratic candidate to take on Trump was no longer valid.
Unable to ignore the president’s performance, the publication put it bluntly, saying: ‘Mr. Biden can’t continue this race.’