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

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Posted July 21, 2024 1:58 pm

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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks astatine nan 115th NAACP National Convention successful Las Vegas, July 16, 2024. Democrats astatine nan highest levels are making a captious push for Biden to reconsider his predetermination bid. Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats astir Biden's candidacy. And Speaker Emerita 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. Biden says he's not dropping retired believing he's champion to hit nan Republican Trump. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File). SAW

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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