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The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor and Oliver Milman

Some climate groups urge Biden to stand down, fearing a Trump win

Joe Biden Joseph Biden Donald Trump Climate Defiance Aaron Regunberg Green New Deal Michael Greenberg NetRoots Nation
biden stands in front of sign that says 'historic climate action'
Joe Biden secured sweeping climate legislation. Some climate groups are fearful that a Trump win will tear up Biden’s climate policies. Photograph: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Photograph: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Some climate campaigners are heaping further pressure on Joe Biden to drop out of the US presidential election, with activists staging a protest outside the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters on Friday to demand the US president stand aside.

Several dozen protesters are planning to blockade the DNC in Washington on Friday morning to call for a freeze on Biden’s nomination, in favor of another candidate who could prevent Donald Trump becoming president and tearing up Biden’s climate policies.

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