WASHINGTON — Four additional Democrats in Congress told their fellow lawmakers during a phone call Sunday that they believe President Joe Biden should step aside to allow someone else to be the party’s presidential nominee, according to several people present on the call and familiar with with the discussion.
The House Democrats who said Biden should drop out of the 2024 race were Reps. Adam Smith of Washington; Jerry Nadler of New York; Mark Takano of California; and Joe Morelle of New York.
The four lawmakers hold top positions on key House committees and bring to nearly a dozen the number of Democrats in Congress who have called on the president to reconsider his run for president.
NBC News has reached out to the Biden campaign for comment.
Megan Lebowitz contributed.
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