CNN —Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona has become the second sitting Democrat in Congress to call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, according to an interview with The New York Times.
“If he’s the candidate, I’m going to support him, but I think that this is an opportunity to look elsewhere,” Grijalva told the Times.
“What he needs to do is shoulder the responsibility for keeping that seat — and part of that responsibility is to get out of this race.”Grijalva joins Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas as just one of two elected Democrats on Capitol Hill to call for Biden to step down from the ticket.
CNN has reached out to Grijalva’s office for comment.
Persons:
Raúl, Joe Biden, ” Grijalva, Lloyd Doggett, Biden
Organizations:
CNN — Democratic, The New York Times, Times, Capitol, CNN
Locations:
Arizona, Texas