NYT urges Biden to step down despite Clinton, Obama backing

On Friday, the editorial board of one of the most influential liberal newspapers in the world, "The New York Times," appealed to President Joe Biden to withdraw from the race for the presidency of the United States in the upcoming presidential election.

This appeal was published in the evening edition of the newspaper as an editorial titled "To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race." In this article, the authors clearly stated that during Thursday's debate with Donald Trump, representing the Republican Party, Biden "was a shadow of a great public servant."

The authors of the editorial wrote: "Mr. Biden has been an admirable president. Under his leadership, the nation has prospered and begun to address a range of long-term challenges, and the wounds ripped open by Mr. Trump have begun to heal. But the greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election."

During the debate on Thursday, Biden often appeared confused, stammered, confused millions with billions, spoke softly and sometimes incomprehensibly, did not finish sentences, and stared blankly into space.

The "NYT" editorial board is composed of leading columnists and commentators. Among them is Thomas Friedman, a writer and columnist who previously expressed a similar stance in the newspaper's pages.

Despite the appeal from "The New York Times," Biden assured at a campaign rally on Friday at 8 PM (GMT) that he has no intention of withdrawing from the presidential race. He stated that while he does not perform as well in debates as he used to, he is capable of handling the duties of the presidency.

On the same day, Biden received support from two of his Democratic predecessors in the presidency - Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Both expressed their support for his candidacy, which could be a significant boost in the context of the upcoming election.