Election Updates: Biden Faces More Calls to Drop Out as Allies Remain Uneasy
George Clooney, a Biden fund-raiser, and Representatives Pat Ryan of New York and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon said President Biden should step aside. Peter Welch of Vermont became the first Democratic senator to publicly make the call. Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker and a longtime ally, said he must decide soon.
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