Biden, 81, doesn't mention his health or give any more details on why he suddenly dropped out... and instead talks 'ambition' and 'saving' democracy in 11-minute speech

President Joe Biden, 81, didn't mention immoderate concerns astir his heatlh aliases divulge further specifications astir why he abruptly dropped retired of nan 2024 statesmanlike title during his 11-minute Oval Office address. 

The clearest he sewage to an mentation was that he didn't want 'ambition' to get successful nan measurement of his extremity of 'saving' populist - coded connection for not wanting to spot erstwhile President Donald Trump triumph different term. 

Biden's general reside comes 28 days aft his disastrous statement capacity that put his reelection bid successful peril.

During nan Atlanta showdown against Trump, Biden appeared confused, mumbled his words, arsenic nan White House tried attributing it to a bad nighttime and nan president having a cold. 

But soon a number of reports came retired suggesting that nan president had been deteriorating for respective months. 

Actor George Clooney wrote an op-ed for The New York Times saying nan Biden he met astatine a June fundraiser 'was not nan Joe 'big F-ing deal' Biden of 2010. He wasn't moreover nan Joe Biden of 2020. He was nan aforesaid man we each witnessed astatine nan debate.'

Clooney encouraged nan president to front out.  

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, a chap Democrat, said Biden didn't look to admit who he was when they met successful Normandy to people nan 80th day of D-Day successful June. 

Republicans blamed a White House 'cover-up' of nan president's health. 

Biden didn't make things easier erstwhile he refused, during a post-debate sit-down pinch George Stephanopoulos, spell get further aesculapian testing done, including a caller cognitive exam. 

The White House said that a neurologist had studied Biden successful mid-January and results were released pinch his yearly beingness successful February. 

Press caput Karine Jean-Pierre also bungled nan first consequence to a New York Post communicative that said a Parkinson's expert had visited nan White House. 

That expert, Jean-Pierre later clarified, was on-campus arsenic nan neurologist attending to nan president's yearly exam. 

Biden initially said only 'God, almighty' would person him guidelines down from moving for reelection. 

Last Wednesday, during a pre-taped question and reply pinch BET News, nan president said he would driblet retired 'if I had immoderate aesculapian information that emerged.' 

'If doctors came to maine and said, 'You've sewage this problem, that problem,'' he added. 

Hours later, nan president tested affirmative for COVID, making a hasty formation back from nan run way successful Las Vegas to Delaware, wherever he wasn't seen publically for six days. 

During that clip he made nan announcement that he would backmost distant from his 2024 plans.  

Still, nan White House would ne'er budge and opportunity Biden's determination had thing to do pinch his declining health.  

When Biden's youngest relative Frank told CBS Sunday that he believed portion of nan president's determination to discontinue nan run was health-related, a root to nan family lashed out. 

'Frank Biden suffers from alcoholism and hasn't spoken to his relative successful weeks. What he said...is wholly untrue,' nan root said. 

During Wednesday's briefing, Jean-Pierre besides pushed that mentation aside. 

'It has thing to do pinch his health,' she said. 'I tin say, no, that's not nan reason.'