First House Democrat publicly calls on Biden to withdraw from 2024 race

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first House Democrat to publicly urge President Biden to remove himself from the 2024 race following his poor performance at last week’s debate.

Doggett — who has served in the House since 1995 — said he had hoped the debate against former President Trump would “provide some momentum” to turbocharge Biden’s poll numbers.

That, however, did not come to fruition, he argued.

“President Biden has continued to run substantially...