Texas Democrat becomes first member of Congress to call for Biden to drop out

• Rep. Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat from Texas, just called on Joe Biden to drop out of the race.
• He is the first sitting Democratic member of Congress to do so.
• "Too much is at stake to risk a Trump victory," he said.

Following Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas became the first sitting member of Congress to call on the president to drop out of the presidential race.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Austin-era lawmaker praised Biden, but warned of the "authoritarian takeover" that would come if former President Donald Trump wins.

"Too much is at stake to risk a Trump victory — too great a risk to assume that what could not be turned around in a year, what was not turned around in the debate, can be turned around now," said Doggett.

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