Congressman Earl Blumenauer speaks before President Joe Biden in April of 2022, at the Portland airport. On Wednesday, Blumenauer became the first member of the Oregon congressional delegation to call for Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. Beth Nakamura/Staff The Oregonian
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who is retiring after nearly three decades in Congress, says fellow Democrat President Joe Biden should also step down.
“It is a painful and difficult conclusion but there is no question in my mind that we will all be better served if the president steps aside as the Democratic nominee and manages a transition under his terms,” Blumenauer, 75, said in a statement released Wednesday.
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