Biden breaks his silence 24 hours after extraordinary decision to drop out by calling into his old campaign office during Kamala Harris' visit

President Joe Biden collapsed his soundlessness Monday day arsenic Vice President Kamala Harris was visiting run office successful Wilmington. 

The president called into a gathering pinch run unit and supporters and said he believed he made nan correct determination aft dramatically dropping retired of nan title Sunday, passing nan baton to his vice president.  

Harris visited the Wilmington office of what had been nan Biden-Harris run Monday day for nan first clip since Biden dropped retired of nan 2024 race. 

New signs were already up connected nan walls that publication 'Harris for President,' 'Kamala,' and 'Restore Roe.'

There was 1 wall successful nan Delaware agency that remained covered successful signs pinch nan 'Biden-Harris' logo. 

 Biden's run unit had been blindsided pinch nan news that he was dropping retired of nan 2024 title - uncovering retired via nan X station Sunday for illustration nan remainder of nan American people.

'No 1 had a heads up earlier nan tweet posted,' a run root told DailyMail.com Sunday. 'Which to maine is an insane measurement to dainty nan 1,300 group that activity for you,' nan root added. 

At 5 p.m. Sunday connected an all-staff call, Biden run chair Jen O'Malley Dillon assured aides that their jobs would remain. 

She besides acknowledged that it was 'hard for unit who whitethorn person gotten nan news while they were moving aliases doorway knocking,' but that it was 'important' that they heard from nan president 'in his ain words.' 

Shortly aft Biden posted nan missive saying he was bowing retired of nan title he said successful a follow-up station connected X that he was endorsing Harris to return his spot arsenic nan Democratic nominee.