President Joe Biden announced this afternoon on social media that he has decided to end his bid for re-election.
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This announcement has been long anticipated after Biden’s Democratic allies started pushing him to drop out following the first presidential debate which took place June 27th. Various lawmakers, including Democratic Senators Martin Heinrich and Sean Casten, and supporters of the 46th President showed great concern about Biden’s physical and mental health after he continued to trail off topic and provide irrational answers to the questions posed at the debate.
President Biden shared that though he is ending his bid, he is providing his full support to Vice President Kamala Harris as the potential nominee of the Democratic Party. His exit from the presidential race leaves Harris with a marginal amount of time before the 2024 election to convince fellow Democrats, as well as all Americans, of her ability to lead the nation.
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was
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