An official in former President Barack Obama’s cabinet called on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race amid worsening signs for his re-election campaign.

Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro said in a post on X that Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week against former President Donald Trump “disturbingly demonstrated that he is unable to effectively prosecute the case against Donald Trump—much less inspire and mobilize voters to the polls.”

Castro claimed that Biden had a strong record as president, but said that “a strong record is not enough when the stakes are this high.”

“Sadly, President Biden is not the campaigner he was in 2020—and looks very likely to lose to Trump,” he said. “I am convinced that a number of other Democrats, including Vice President Harris, stand a better chance of winning.”

“Defeating Donald Trump is too important for Democrats to do nothing. With the understanding that the stakes are so high, President Biden should make the difficult decision to withdraw from the race,” he concluded. “President Biden should fulfill his promise to be a bridge to the next generation of leadership—and allow a stronger Democratic candidate to prevent a disastrous second Trump term. Time is running out.”

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Defeating Donald Trump is too important for Democrats to do nothing.

With the understanding that the stakes are so high, President Biden should make the difficult decision to withdraw from the race.

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) July 3, 2024

Three Democrat officeholders stated on Tuesday that they believe Biden will lose to Trump this fall, including Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), who called on Biden to step down; Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME).

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