Former Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, called on President Joe Biden Monday to drop out of the 2024 race and let someone else take his place. …

“We have talent in the Democratic party. There are some leaders in the Republican party who are willing to take on the insurrectionists and take on Trump, and I think those candidates should be considered as well, but the whole country wants to move on.”

He added that the “right thing” for Biden is to not run, to focus on the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, and “spend the next 14 months focusing on that and let new candidates emerge in the Democratic party.”

[Dean Phillips started out saying the same thing, and then decided to challenge Biden in a primary. Will Ryan take the same step? — Ed]