'Morning Joe' urges Democrats to 'take a deep breath' on Biden, not make hasty decision

"Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough called on Democrats to "take a deep breath" and "honor" President Biden by not demanding he drop out of the race yet, one week after he said it was Democrats' "last chance" to decide if Biden was fit for office.

"Let’s be smart. Let’s take a deep breath, and let’s understand, it’s only July the 5th. Such an historic decision should not be made in haste," he said on his show Friday, returning to the airwaves for the first time in a week after a planned vacation.

"No doubt, there’s panic all around. I said eight days ago that the president needed to consider getting out, said that we needed to give it time, needed to see what’s going to happen. And I think we’re still there," Scarborough said of the backlash the Biden campaign is facing following last Thursday's disastrous debate performance.

"I mean, it is July the 5th. This happened eight days ago. And decision time is not upon us yet. And though it may be coming soon, I think we should first honor a man who was first on the ballot 54 years ago by giving him the time and the space to make his decision before we tell him that we’ve made ours," he continued.

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The MSNBC co-host, who has been one of the staunchest backers of Biden on the liberal network throughout his presidency, seemed more concerned about Biden's re-election chances last week, even questioning if Biden should drop out immediately.

"I think we have to ask the same questions of him that we have asked of Donald Trump since 2016. That is, if he were CEO, and he turned in a performance like that, would any corporation in America, any Fortune 500 corporation in America keep him on as