Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board calls for Biden to drop out 'for the good of the nation'

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called for President Biden to bow out of the presidential election "for the good" of the U.S. after his disastrous debate performance.

An Axios report explained that Americans were so shocked by Biden's debate performance because they're more used to seeing a more competent version of him. (Getty Images)

Biden, they argued, failed to convey a "competent and coherent vision for the future of America" at the first presidential debate in Atlanta on Thursday.

"He failed to outline the most fundamental aspects of his platform," they wrote. "He failed to take credit for the significant accomplishments of his 3½ years in office. And he failed to counter the prevarications of an opponent, who, according to CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale, lied 30 times during the course of the debate, approximately once every 90 seconds of his allotted time."

President of the United States Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump participate in the first Presidential Debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on June 27, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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This is the second newspaper editorial board to call on President Biden to remove himself from the race. The New York Times called for Biden to drop out of the race Friday.

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