One of Kentucky's wealthiest Democratic givers is joining the ranks of party mega-donors across the country who are pleading for President Joe Biden to step aside as the nominee in the 2024 election.
Philanthropist Christy Brown said she has long admired the 81-year-old incumbent, who has for weeks been resisting calls from within his party to quit the race.
But in a new op-ed released Sunday, she said Biden cannot overcome dogged questions about his age and capacity after an abysmal June 27 debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
"For sure the debate brought all of the realities to a fore for me," Brown told USA TODAY/The Courier Journal in an exclusive interview Saturday.
"To be perfectly honest, it's embarrassing I guess, as a 77-year-old, that I really had not given adequate reflection to the age question as I now realize that I should have."
Democrats, she said, should hold a "blitz primary" should President Biden give up the nomination.
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