US presidential election: New York Times calls on Joe Biden to withdraw from White House race

At the end of the first debate against Trump, the Democratic candidate was far from unanimous. CNN PHOTOS – WILL LANZONI

The editorial board of the prestigious American newspaper New York Times called this Friday, June 28, President Joe Biden to withdraw from the race for the White House after his disastrous debate the day before against Donald Trump.

In an editorial published this Friday, June 28 and entitled "to serve the country, President Biden must leave the race" at the White House, the New York Times described Joe Biden as "a shadow of a leader,” that the 81-year-old president has "failed his own test".

Unrecognizable, Joe Biden swallowed words, did not finish certain sentences and stared into space during the televised duel Thursday against his Republican predecessor.

Biden assures he can "get the job done"

"Mr. Biden has been an admirable president. Under his leadership, the nation prospered and began to address a series of long-term challenges, and the wounds opened by Mr. Trump began to heal. But the greatest public service that Mr. Biden could provide today would be to announce that he will not run again in the election", wrote the New York Times.

Its editorial committee brings together renowned editorialists and is supposed to reflect the values ​​of the media.

Members of the Democratic Party also questioned Biden's ability to assume a new mandate, which sparked a storm within the party but Joe Biden assured Friday that he could< em> "do the job", receiving in the process the support of two of his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.