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- Rep. Adam Schiff of California called on Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race.
- Schiff is the highest profile Democrat to call on the president to step aside.
- Biden has repeatedly declared that he will remain in the race.
Rep. Adam Schiff of California on Wednesday became the most notable Democrat to publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race.
"[O]ur nation is at a crossroads," Schiff said in a statement first reported by The Los Angeles Times. "A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November."