2024 election updates: Manchin the latest to call on Biden to end reelection bid

Rep. Mark Takano of California publicly called on Biden to "pass the torch" to Harris and drop out of the race in a statement posted on his X page

"Joe, I love you and respect you. But the stakes are too high to fail," he said.

"She has been an invaluable governing partner to the President and can run on their many shared achievements on behalf of the American people," Takano said of the vice president.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio became the fourth Senate Democrat to call on Biden to end his campaign Friday.

Brown said in a statement many of his constituents have reached out to him about the important matters in this year's election.

"I agree with the many Ohioans who have reached out to me. At this critical time, our full attention must return to these important issues. I think the President should end his campaign," he said.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin and Isabella Murray

Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico called for Biden to end his campaign in a post on X Friday afternoon.

"With abortion rights under attack and our Democracy at stake, we must unite to defeat Donald Trump and MAGA extremists," he wrote.

Vasquez, a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, is the 12th congressional Democrat to call for Biden to end his campaign on Friday.

In total, 36 House and Senate Democrats have publicly made the call.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

After 11 congressional Democrats on Friday joined calls for Biden to step aside, his campaign said it recognizes that the "urgency" of beating Donald Trump has led some Democrats to publicly abandon their support of the president leading the ticket—though they remain confident the party will unite by November.

"While the majority of the caucus and the diverse base of the party continues to stand with the President and his historic record of delivering for their communities, we’re clear-eyed that the urgency and stakes of beating Donald Trump means others feel differently," Biden campaign spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg said in a statement to ABC News following Friday's defections.

"We all share the same goal: an America where everyone gets a fair shot and freedom and democracy are protected," Ehrenberg added. “Unlike Republicans, we’re a party that accepts – and even celebrates – differing opinions, but in the end, we will absolutely come together to beat Donald Trump this November."

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie