After TV duel: "New York Times" calls on Biden to renounce candidacy
It goes on to say that Biden is "the shadow of a great public servant." The debate between the President and his challenger Donald Trump showed that Biden "did not pass his own test." In the Editorial Board, some renowned opinion journalists are represented, the committee should represent the values of "The New York Times."
Biden was a remarkable President, wrote the journalists in the opinion piece. "Under his leadership, the nation has bloomed and began to face a series of long-term challenges." The wounds inflicted by his Republican predecessor Trump began to heal. The greatest service Biden could now render, it was further stated, "would be the announcement that he will not run for re-election."
Biden, at 81 years old the oldest President in US history, spoke with a hoarse voice and repeatedly got tangled in his formulations during the TV debate on CNN on Thursday evening. He also left sentences incomplete and stammered. Trump, who was 78 years old, came across as very energetic and focused.
A CNN survey showed that 67 percent of viewers saw Trump as the winner of the duel. The outcome of the debate caused unease among US Democrats. Biden himself expressed doubts about his fitness for another term. "I don't go as easy as I used to, I don't speak as fluently as I used to, I don't debate as well as I used to, but I know how to tell the truth," he said at a campaign appearance in the state of North Carolina.
- The article in the New York Times' Editorial Board suggests a waiver from Biden's candidacy for the upcoming Presidential election.
- The TV duel between Biden and Trump was closely watched by many, including the journalists at the New York Times' Times".
- Post the debate, some critics questioned Biden's ability to handle another term, a concern not alien to Biden himself, as he mentioned in his speech at CNN.
- Despite Biden's perceived struggles in the debate, his Democratic opponents and supporters are confronted with the challenge of a potential replacement, given Biden's significant role as the US President.
- The New York Times' editorial board argued that Biden's decision to forgo re-election could be a significant step towards preserving the values and integrity of the office, much like the "shadow of a great public servant" that Biden once was.
- CNN, a prominent TV network, conducted a survey following the debate, revealing that a majority of 67% viewers deemed Trump the winner of the TV duel.
- Despite Trump's victory in the polls, the editorial board of the New York Times and several other public figures, including Biden himself, continue to question Trump's fitness to serve as the US President, creating a tense political landscape moving forward.
