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Mr. Biden made the decision after several weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats.
In a post on his social media account, he said that being president was the greatest honor of his life.
“And while it was my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and country that I withdraw from the fray and focus solely on serving as president for the remainder of my term.”
In a statement, he said he would address the nation on the issue next week.
President Biden thanked his Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her an “extraordinary partner.”
Mr. Biden stated that he supported Mr. Harris
Mr. Biden just wrote on his account on the X network:
„<..> My first decision as a party candidate in 2020. have elected Kamala Harris as their vice president.
And it was the best decision I ever made.
Today, I want to fully support and endorse Kamala as our party’s candidate this year. Democrats, it’s time to come together and beat Trump.
Let’s do it.”
There was no shortage of people calling for retreat
A powerful US senator on Sunday joined calls for President Joe Biden to withdraw his nomination in favor of a younger Democrat. The shocking results of a poll in the state of Michigan have reinforced the sense that he will lose to Donald Trump if he remains in the race.
The poll, which began on the day Trump was injured in Pennsylvania and ended as he accepted his party’s nomination in Milwaukee, showed Trump leading Biden at 49 percent and 42 percent, respectively, in a state where the Democrat has four leads. year had a lead of three percentage points.
“I made this decision with a heavy heart, but I think it’s time to pass the torch to a new generation,” Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democratic independent from West Virginia, told CNN.
The call from the president’s longtime friend added to increasingly loud calls from top party officials for Mr. Biden, 81, to step down as support for him appears to be waning.
Mr. Biden’s opportunities to fight back are limited for now; he has been suffering from Covid and has been in isolation at his home in Delaware since Wednesday and is said to be improving, but his public statements have been limited to a few attacks on Trump on social media.
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