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#REDIRECT [[Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign#Calls to withdraw]]
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On June 27, 2024, the first [[2024 United States presidential debates|debate]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election]] was held, with incumbent president [[Joe Biden]], the presumptive [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee, debating the presumptive [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee, former president [[Donald Trump]], who Biden had previously defeated in the [[2020 United States presidential election]]. Before the debate and throughout his presidency, there have been concerns about Biden's age.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2024 |title=Biden allies defend president as poll suggests growing age concern |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgln3jx47go |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb|last1=Faguy|first1=Ana}}</ref> When Biden first took office at the age of 78 on January 20, 2021, he immediately became the oldest person to have ever served as [[President of the United States]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy birthday, Joe: 78-year-old Biden to be oldest US president to take office|work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/20/joe-biden-birthday-78-oldest-president |access-date=July 6, 2024|last1=Helmore|first1=Edward}}</ref> and during the debate Biden was 81, while Trump had turned 78 years old weeks prior. Biden made multiple gaffes, such as saying that he had "finally beat [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]]"<ref>{{Cite news |title=White House explains ‘We finally beat Medicare’ debate flub |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4754968-white-house-explains-we-finally-beat-medicare-debate-flub/|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|last1=Suter|first1=Tara|date=July 3, 2024|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref> and was described as being weak and frail<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Morris|first1=G |last2=Rogers|first2=Kaleigh |title=Biden's biggest weakness -- his age -- on full display at debate: ANALYSIS |url=https://abcnews.go.com/538/bidens-biggest-weakness-age-full-display-thursday-debate-analysis/story?id=111500745 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en|date=June 27, 2024}}</ref> by some following the debate.
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In the aftermath of the debate, many called for Biden to drop out of the presidential race to allow for a different Democratic candidate to be picked at the [[2024 Democratic National Convention]]. A poll conducted by CBS News/YouGov found that 72% of voters did not believe Biden was capable of being president.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Waddick |first1=Karissa |title=More than 70% of voters say Biden doesn't have mental, cognitive health to serve, new poll says |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/30/poll-biden-mental-age-debate/74262195007/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Salvanto |first1=Anthony |last2=Backus |first2=Fred |last3=Pinto |first3=Jennifer De |last4=Khanna |first4=Kabir |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Increasing numbers of voters don't think Biden should be running after debate with Trump — CBS News poll |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-debate-should-biden-be-running-mental-abilities/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref> Some close to Biden have said that he appears cognitively worse than he did a year ago.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Abutaleb |first1=Yasmeen |last2=Dawsey |first2=Josh |last3=Sacchetti |first3=Maria |last4=Hudson |first4=John |last5=Diamond |first5=Dan |date=July 6, 2024 |title=Biden’s aging is seen as accelerating; lapses described as more common |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/05/biden-aging-recent-months/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

House members [[Lloyd Doggett]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Maya C. |last2=Edmondson |first2=Catie |title=Lloyd Doggett, a Texas Progressive, Cracks the Democratic Dam for Biden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/us/who-is-lloyd-doggett-biden.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=July 3, 2024 |date=July 2, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703001517/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/us/who-is-lloyd-doggett-biden.html |url-status=live }}</ref>, [[Raúl Grijalva]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schnell|first1=Mychael |title=Second House Democrat calls for Biden to withdraw from presidential race |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4754535-raul-grijalva-joe-biden-drop-out-democrats/ |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=July 3, 2024|date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>, [[Seth Moulton]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Scalese |first1=Roberto|last2=Bender |first2=John|title=Moulton: Biden should exit election 'and let new leaders rise up'|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/07/04/moulton-says-biden-drop-out-election|website=[[WBUR-FM]]|access-date=July 4, 2024|date=July 4, 2024}}</ref>, [[Mike Quigley]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Irwin|first1=Lauren|title=Illinois Democrat becomes latest House member to call on Biden to exit race|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4757439-mike-quigley-joe-biden-drop-out/|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=July 5, 2024|date=July 5, 2024}}</ref> and [[Angie Craig]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Suter|first1=Tara|title=Fifth House Democrat calling for Biden to step aside|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4757439-mike-quigley-joe-biden-drop-out/|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=July 7, 2024|date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> have publicly called for Biden to step down, with Democrats such as former House speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] and [[Jim Clyburn]], the Democrat who many credit with [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Biden's 2020 Democratic primary win]], saying that Biden has questions to answer regarding his cognitive ability and whether he is able to continue his candidacy.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Shoaib |first1=Alia |last2=Bickerton |first2=James |last3=Lewis |first3=Kaitlin |last4=Stanton |first4=Andrew |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Full list of Democrats calling on Joe Biden to step down |url=https://www.newsweek.com/list-democrats-joe-biden-step-down-1920223 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>

Democratic Senator [[Mark Warner]] is said to be attempting to organize a group of other senators in an effort to convince Biden to drop out.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Caldwell |first1=Leigh Ann |last2=Goodwin |first2=Liz |date=July 5, 2024 |title=Sen. Mark Warner works to gather Senate Democrats to ask Biden to exit race |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/05/mark-warner-joe-biden-exit-race-democratic-senators/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Reaction to Sen. Warner asking Biden to leave race |url=https://www.wavy.com/video/reaction-to-sen-warner-asking-biden-to-leave-race/ |work=[[WAVY-TV]]|last1=Jackson|first1=Markeshia|date=July 6, 2024|accessdate=July 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Democratic Senator Warner seeks Biden's exit from presidential race, W.Post reports |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democratic-senator-warner-seeks-bidens-exit-presidential-race-wpost-reports-2024-07-05/ |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

Biden has refuted any possibility of him dropping out, saying only "the Lord Almighty" could convince him to drop out.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2024 |title=Biden dismisses age questions in interview as he tries to salvage reelection effort |url=https://apnews.com/article/president-joe-biden-campaign-wisconsin-abc-news-e4657f86f5e82b10a5fefb526bc49b08 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=Associated Press|language=en|last1=Long|first1=Colleen |last2=Kim|first2=Seung Min}}</ref>

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