NYT Editorial Board Says Biden Should Leave Presidential Race

The New York Times Editorial Board (Left bias) opined Friday that, based on poor debate performance, President Biden should step down as the Democratic 2024 presidential candidate.

The Details: Following Thursday's first presidential debate between Biden and former President Trump, hosted by CNN (Lean Left bias), the Times wrote that “the greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election.” The writers claim that while their votes would remain with Biden if he continued, they stressed that he is “not the man he was four years ago” and “there are Democratic leaders better equipped to present clear, compelling, and energetic alternatives to a second Trump presidency.”

For Context: The option for Biden to withdraw remains available until his formal nomination at the Democratic National Convention in August.

How the Media Covered It: Media on both the left and right covered the NYT opinion article. Outlets on the right, such as the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias), focused heavily on Biden’s debate struggles and included commentary from Jon Favreau, Former President Obama’s speechwriter, who called the debate “a f***ing disaster.” Some outlets on the left, like NBC News (Lean Left bias), explained that this is not the first time the NYT has gone against Biden over his age, and that he won the 2020 Presidential election the last time they doubted him. Outlets across the spectrum recognized that it may be unlikely for Biden to step aside.