Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) became 1 of the astir salient and high-ranking Democrats to telephone for President Biden to retreat from the statesmanlike contention connected Wednesday.

In a connection to NewsNation, Schiff wrote: “While the prime to retreat from the run is President Biden’s alone, I judge it is clip for him to walk the torch. And successful doing so, unafraid his bequest of enactment by allowing america to decision Donald Trump successful the upcoming election."

“But marque nary mistake, whoever our enactment ends up nominating, oregon if the information remains with the president, I volition bash everything I tin to assistance them succeed. There is lone 1 singular goal: defeating Donald Trump. The stakes are conscionable excessively high," Schiff said successful the statement.

Schiff is 1 of multiple Democrats who person called for Biden to measurement retired of the race.

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