Rep. Pat Ryan on Wednesday became the eighth House Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to step aside. “Joe Biden is a patriot but is no longer the best candidate to defeat Trump. For the good of our country, I am asking Joe Biden to step aside — to deliver on his promise to be a bridge to a new generation of leaders,” he wrote in a post on X. Ryan represents a purple district in the Hudson Valley of New York and he has bucked leadership on occasion. Asked about Ryan’s comments, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to comment.