In 2024, President Joe Biden has announced that he will not run for re-election.
“While it has been my intention seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden said in a statement shared on X.
“I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision,” he continued.
The president is presently isolating at his beach house in Delaware due to having contracted COVID-19.
His Sunday afternoon announcement comes after 37 Democratic and Independent lawmakers publicly called for the president to pass the baton to a different candidate.
Several influential Democrats, including Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer, reportedly also called on Biden to withdraw in private.
The appeals from within his own party for Biden to withdraw followed his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a call with 300 major donors on Friday night that left many “frustrated” and feeling the meeting was “mismanaged,” as reported by NBC News.
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