I have a question to ask--Why is the media and internet filled with talk about President Joe stepping down and letting

[Ms. Toad]

23. I was responding to assertions that the editorials calling on Biden to drop out were giving Trump a pass.

I didn't assert that they called on him to withdraw - merely that they weren't giving him a pass.

Both of significant mainstream editorials are calling on Biden to drop out expressly because they perceive Trump to be such a significant threat to democracy that we need to do everything possible to ensure his defeat - even if that means changing candidates at this late date. In their perception, Thursday's performance put Biden's ability to defeat Trump in doubt.

Here's the NYT editorial: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/opinion/biden-election-debate-trump.html
Here's the Atlanta Journal Constitutional editorial: https://www.ajc.com/opinion/its-time-for-biden-to-pass-the-torch/6PO45RNWDFH4FAUYGR56TPRMHM/

Neither give Trump a pass - both expressly call him out as unfit to serve as president. And expressly, or by implication, they make it clear that Trump has no better angels to call on, so the only option is for those who truly love democracy and the United States to evaluate who is in the best position to defeat Trump and take the steps to ensure that is accomplished. In both of their opinions, it isn't Biden.

I haven't looked for editorials calling on Trump to resign. That isn't the assertion I was responding to.