JUST IN: US President Biden Told to Immediately Resign, Details Emerge
- Mike Johnson has said if President Joe Biden is mentally unfit to campaign for the US election 2024, he is not also fit to lead the country
- Legit.ng reports that Biden decided to withdraw from the 2024 US election following mounting pressure from his Democratic colleagues after a disastrous debate performance in June
- The next US presidential election, scheduled to hold on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, is highly anticipated by many observers across the globe
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering global affairs.
Washington, USA - Mike Johnson, the speaker of the United States (US) house of representatives, has asked President Joe Biden to immediately resign.
As reported by CNN, hours after Biden dropped out of the US election 2024, Johnson asked the president to quit if he is not fit enough to lead Americans.
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"Biden not fit to serve as president" - Johnson
The American news network said as speaker of the House, Johnson is second in the line of presidential succession behind Kamala Harris, the current US vice president.
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The legislator's call came after Biden endorsed Harris for the US election 2024 contest, Al Jazeera noted.
Johnson said:
"If Joe Biden is not fit to run for president, he is not fit to serve as president."
The most powerful Republican in Congress added:
"He must resign the office immediately. November 5 (referring to Election Day) cannot arrive soon enough."
Legit.ng reports that Biden is the first sitting president since 1968 to drop out of a presidential race. But in previous decades, others have quit.
Biden — after a five-decade career — faced a reckoning over his age and his ability to defeat his predecessor, Donald Trump, in a presidential debate.
Subsequently, he (Biden) endorsed Harris as his party (Democratic Party) faces a historic effort to replace him.
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