Joe Biden drops out of 2024 U.S. presidential race

United States President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he is withdrawing from nan statesmanlike predetermination race, leaving Republican Donald Trump without a Democratic challenger –- for now.
Biden had antecedently insisted he is not backing down, adamant that he is nan campaigner who hit Trump earlier and will do it again this year.
But nan move comes aft galore apical Democrats had privately and publically expressed interest complete Biden’s expertise to hit Trump, citing concerns astir this age.
On July 18, respective media outlets reported that erstwhile U.S. president Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats astir Biden’s candidacy. And Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could suffer nan expertise to prehend power successful nan House if he didn’t measurement distant from nan race.
California Rep. Adam Schiff, connected July 17, became nan highest-profile House Democrat to telephone for Biden to driblet his reelection bid, saying that while nan determination is Biden’s unsocial to make, he believes it’s clip to “pass nan torch.”
Biden, 81, was elected president connected Nov. 3, 2020, on pinch his Vice-Presidential moving mate, Kamala Harris. He took agency connected Jan. 20, 2021.

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• With files from nan Associates Press and Reuters