Following weeks of ongoing speculations, theories, confusion, and pressure, sitting President Joseph Biden has issued a formal announcement to the American people, confirming that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential election, just mere weeks away from November election day.
President Biden has faced growing demands in recent weeks to step down and withdraw from the 2024 election, where he was slated to once again go head-to-head with now-former President Donald Trump. Calls increased exponentially following his troubling debate performance, resulting in high-level figures within the Democratic party, including the likes of former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, pressuring the president to step aside.
Biden remained publicly defiant, consistently insisting that he would not leave the race as recently as yesterday, despite multiple leaks from inside his camp indicating otherwise. In public, the president continued to blame a small circle of “elites” who wanted to see him gone for the incessant reporting that indicated he was soon to step down.
In his formal announcement, the president touted his successes throughout his current term, including lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, expanding affordable healthcare for Americans, and passing the first Gun Safety law in 30 years.
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He writes in his formal withdrawal letter:
It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fullfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
Biden added in his letter that he intends to address the nation with more details regarding his decision later this week.
In a follow up post on X (formerly known as Twitter) the sitting president officially threw his endorsement behind his current Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best… pic.twitter.com/x8DnvuImJV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
Within a matter of minutes, felony-convicted former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account with the following statement on Biden’s announcement:
Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve – And never was! He only attained the position of President by lies, Fake News, and not leaving his Basement. All those around him, including his Doctor and the Media, knew that he wasn’t capable of being President, and he wasn’t – And now, look what he’s done to our Country, with millions of people coming across our Border, totally unchecked and unvetted, many from prisons, mental institutions, and record numbers of terrorists. We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The story is developing and will be updated as new information becomes available.
Featured image via Flickr/Gage Skidmore, under Creative Commons license 2.0
