Democrats rush to stop senator calling for Joe Biden to step aside after ‘poor performance’ in TV debate

Joe Biden blamed jet lag for his performance in last week's debate. Photo: AP

James Liddell
© UK Independent

Senior US Democrats scrambled to stop Joe Manchin from publicly calling for Joe Biden to stand down on national television after the US president’s poor TV debate performance last week.

The West Virginia senator, who filed as an independent after leaving the Democrats in May but still caucuses with the party, voiced growing concerns on whether Mr Biden was fit to continue leading the United States.