President Joe Biden Won’t Seek Re-Election, Endorses VP Kamala Harris for Presidency

Amid talks of his failing health and mental capacity, and party leaders across the country calling for him to step down, President Joe Biden officially announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. The announcement came from Biden’s home in Delaware where he has been isolated since Thursday, July 18, after testing positive for COVID-19. “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 to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely...