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First Democratic Senator Calls For Biden To Withdraw

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for July 11th. Democratic Senator Peter Welch of Vermont is the latest party heavyweight to call for Biden to step down from the race. Plus, F-16 fighter jets arrive in Ukraine and WSJ chief foreign-affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov reports that many advanced U.S. weapons systems, previously supplied to Ukraine are no longer effective. And WSJ deputy finance editor Quentin Webb on the fraud conviction of Archegos founder Bill Hwang. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The first Democratic senator calls for Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race.

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Plus NATO announces F-16 jet fighters are on their way to Ukraine as Russia neutralizes many

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advanced Western weapon systems. The mantra has always been that precision defeats

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mass. Well now this weapon is not as accurate as they initially were and

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Russia has mass.

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And the founder of Arkegos is found guilty over the collapse of a multi-billion dollar fund.

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It's Thursday July 11th, I'm Kate Bullervant for the Wall Street Journal

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filling in for Luke Vargas,

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and here is the A.m.

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edition of What's News. the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

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For the first time, a Democratic senator has called for President Biden to exit from the presidential race as Biden's

1:15.8

wall of support for his re-election bid began to crumble yesterday.

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Party heavyweight Senator Peter Welch of Vermont, said that Biden should withdraw, quote,

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for the good of the country, adding that his constituents are worried that Biden can't win this time and they're terrified of another Trump presidency.

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Writing in the Washington Post, Welch pointed to Vice President Carmah Harris as a capable successor.

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According to a person close to Senate Democratic leadership, Senate Democrats will hold a

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