Liberal 'Atlantic' journalist demands Biden 'must resign' immediately, hand power to Harris

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A new article from liberal outlet The Atlantic called on President Biden to abandon his re-election campaign and resign from office for the sake of saving American democracy.

The piece, written by Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer on Wednesday, demanded that Biden abdicate his office, making Vice President Kamala Harris president, as the recent debate raised questions about his mental decline.

"Biden must resign … to give American democracy its best chance of surviving," Serwer wrote.

Like many other media pieces criticizing Biden’s June 27 debate performance against former President Trump, Serwer argued that it "confirmed that he has aged dramatically over the past four years."

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"Biden was very old to begin with, and at the debate he appeared far more visibly diminished than he has in the past," he wrote. Serwer acknowledged that it may have just been a bad night, but said Biden’s team hasn't dismissed those concerns.

"Now, perhaps it really was just a bad night, and Biden remains as sharp as he was in 2020. If that’s the case, then he should be able to make the kind of public appearances necessary to quell these complaints. If he proves himself capable of doing so, I’ll happily acknowledge error. But after a week of disastrous coverage about his mental fitness, he has