BREAKING: TDS sufferer Stephen King turns his back on Joe Biden, calls for him to step down
“Joe Biden has been a fine president, but it’s time for him—in the interests of the America he so clearly loves—to announce he will not run for re-election.”
“Joe Biden has been a fine president, but it’s time for him—in the interests of the America he so clearly loves—to announce he will not run for re-election.”

Anti-Trump author Stephen King said that he thinks it is time for Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race online. The post comes amid growing concerns that Biden will not be up to the task for the presidency.
"Joe Biden has been a fine president, but it’s time for him—in the interests of the America he so clearly loves—to announce he will not run for re-election," King wrote.
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View on XKing has been a long-time opposer of Trump and has consistently posted about how he should not be in political office. King's call for Biden to step down comes after the incumbent president's disastrous debate with Trump in June. King has been a proponent of Biden in the lead up to the election.
On Sunday, King wrote, "Trump's cronies are planning what amounts to a fascist state, and the Supreme Court is clearing the way for them. This should concern conservatives as well as liberals."
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View on XThe author posted in March of this year, "Trump runs his mouth and Biden runs America’s business. You choose."
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View on XAfter King's post turning his back on Biden, many poked fun at the left-wing author online. Elon responded to the post saying, "Even Stephen King is voting for Trump!"
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View on XSome left-wing accounts, on the other hand, were disappointed with King's call for Biden to step out of the race.
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View on XA fan of King mocked the post from the author, saying, "Stephen King has been a fine writer. But it’s time for him—in the interests of readers he so clearly loves—to announce that he will never write again. See how that works??"
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View on XKing's call for Biden to step aside comes after mainstream media outlets such as the New York Times as well as left-wing pundits have called for Biden to step aside in the race. Biden, however, has vowed that he will be running against Trump in November.
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