Three more Democrats call for Biden to stop running for reelection after press conference

Three new House Democrats called for President Joe Biden to give up his shot at reelection on Thursday night, after the president made several flubs during his first solo press conference in months.

The president has been facing increasing pressure from congressional Democrats to drop from the race against former President Donald Trump, after he gave a disastrous performance in the first presidential debate, but three new party members urged the president to pass the torch to another Democratic leader after the press conference.

Rep. Jim Himes from Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, said he hopes Biden will "step away from the presidential campaign."

"Joe Biden’s record of public service is unrivaled. His accomplishments are immense. His legacy as a great president is secure," Himes wrote in a post to X. "He must not risk that legacy, those accomplishments and American democracy to soldier on in the face of the horrors promised by Donald Trump."

California Democrat Rep. Scott Peters admitted that the risk of a Trump presidency was too high for Biden to remain the nominee. 

"Today I ask President Biden to withdraw from the presidential campaign,” Peters wrote in a statement obtained by Politico. “The stakes are high, and we are on a losing course.”

Rep. Eric Sorensen, an Illinois Democrat, also said Biden should drop out of the race in a post to social media.

The three new lawmakers bring the total of House Democrats to call for Biden's exit to seven on Thursday, with 16 House Democrats in total and one Democratic senator.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.