'It's time to go': Protesters demand Joe Biden's withdrawal from 2024 race while agitating outside White House

The protesters outside the White House asked President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential against Republican nominee Donald Trump
PUBLISHED JUL 21, 2024
The members of Pass The Torch protested outside the White House to urge President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race (Getty Images and @daveweigel/ X)
The members of Pass The Torch protested outside the White House to urge President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race (Getty Images and @daveweigel/ X)

WASHINGTON, DC: A group of protesters, who identified themselves as Democrats, organized a demonstration outside the White House on Saturday, July 20. They demanded President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential against Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Pass the Torch, a brand-new Democratic political action committee, organized the demonstration. Theo organization describes itself as "a grassroots campaign to call on President Biden to step aside as the nominee for President and support the candidate best able to beat Trump."

Protesters ask President Joe Biden to withdraw from 2024 race

On Friday, July 19, the organizers ran television advertisements urging Joe Biden to step aside. The ads were broadcast in the Washington DC area and the President's home state of Delaware.

By Saturday afternoon, the group was chanting, “Hey, hey! Ho ho! Thank you, Joe, it’s time to go!” in front of the White House. David Weigel of Semafor uploaded a video of the demonstration on X (formerly Twitter).



 

“We need a presidential nominee who has the best chance to beat Trump, and an increasingly large majority of Democrats believe that President Biden is not that candidate and should step aside,” Aaron Regunberg, a member of Pass The Torch, stated, Mediaite reported.



 

Regunberg added, “Tens of thousands of Democratic voters have made phone calls, sent emails, and held actions in battleground states through Pass the Torch. But the President still hasn’t gotten the message."



 

He went on to say, "That’s why we’re organizing something that’s harder to ignore—a demonstration in front of the White House. Because we have not resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency. We still have time to avert catastrophe and change course.”



 

The organization published posts on social media where protesters urged Biden to step down, citing his "declining poll numbers" and the risk of a Trump presidency.

Internet slams protesters demanding Joe Biden to withdraw from 2024 race

As soon as the clip of the protesters outside the White House went viral on the internet, social media users started slamming them. One user asked, "Who is paying them?"



 

Another questioned, "Where’s secret service when you need em."



 

One commentator, who accused the protesters of being MAGA supporters, asked, "Where are your MAGA hats? That’s who you are!"



 

"Wow, there must be at 20 of them there. What a bunch of clowns. You fools part of the problem, you are literally trying to steal votes. We have already decided who are nominee is. Go back home, you moms says dinner is ready," one person remarked.



 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

GET BREAKING U.S. NEWS & POLITICAL UPDATES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

Michael Steele said that Donald Trump, within six months in office, struck at institutions which left them cowering 'in a corner' instead of resisting
10 hours ago
David Carr vowed to counter socialist-inspired proposals like city-run grocery stores, calling them a failed ideological experiment
1 day ago
Marco Rubio confirmed the Trump admin had ended ties with 66 global groups, citing taxpayer accountability and rejecting 'ineffective' institutions
1 day ago
Chris Murphy proposed a bill to curb DHS powers by banning face coverings, limiting interior raids, and boosting transparency after Renee Good's death
1 day ago
Federal Judge Arun Subramanian issued a 14‑day restraining order, saying states had met the legal threshold to preserve aid programs
1 day ago
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins cited Feeding Our Future, housing aid abuse, and daycare fraud probes to justify the funding freeze
1 day ago
Jack Smith's team welcomed public scrutiny, with attorney Lanny Breuer noting he had long offered to testify openly and never resisted transparency
2 days ago
Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman proposed the 'ICE OUT Act' as lawmakers aimed to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, citing accountability gaps
2 days ago
The Clinton postponed their December depositions with Bill's rescheduled for January 13 and Hillary's for 14, but neither have confirmed attendance
2 days ago
Judge Lorna Schofield blocked John Sarcone's IRS request, ruling only a lawfully appointed US Attorney could authorize disclosures
2 days ago