Biden compared to George Washington by liberal commentators in rush to support his withdrawal

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Political commentators and liberal media hosts are hailing President Biden for choosing to withdraw from the presidential campaign, with multiple broadcasters comparing him to George Washington.

Biden faced increasing pressure from members of the media to step aside as the nominee for the good of the Democratic Party in the weeks after he debated former President Trump.

The president's announcement on Sunday that he would drop out of the race ended weeks of debate within the Democratic Party, with multiple members of Congress and even actor George Clooney requesting that Biden give up his presidential ambitions.

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Columnists and reporters react to Biden's Oval Office address

"If you cannot appreciate the dignity, the grace, the selflessness, the patriotism of that speech – akin to Washington's farewell – but instead feel compelled to denigrate him, nitpick or return to petty partisan politics I pity you," Washington Post columnist Jen Rubin wrote Wednesday. "You're denying yourself the majesty, the inspiration of America and of a great president. Go self-reflect."

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"A powerful photo," CBS News correspondent Roberta Costa wrote on Wednesday. "The hand toward his father’s face. The eyes. Put aside politics and everything related for a moment, and viewed simply on a human