WASHINGTON DC: President Joe Biden has announced he is opting out of the presidential race after mounting Pressures from some Democrats for him to quite politics
President of America who is also contesting reelection has announced he is dropping out of the presidential race after several calls from some Democrats for him to end his reelection bid against Donald Trump the candidate of Republican party
The 81 year old America president, Biden has heeded calls to withdraw his re-election bid after much pressure to step down from contesting due to age and health related issues.
The announcement on Sunday by the president, the oldest sitting president in US history came amidst mounting pressure from his fellow Democrats. More than 30 Congress members publicly pushing for his exit.
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In a post on Biden’s X handle (former twitter) , He said he will remain in his role as president and commander-in-chief of the United State of America until his term ends in January 2025 and will address the nation on his withdrawal this week.
In His statement, Biden said 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 step down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term which end on January 2025.
His initial statement did not include an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, but he followed up with a tweet few minutes later endorsing her for the next Democrat candidate and possibly the next president.
Karmala Harris 59, would become the first Black woman to run at the top of a major party ticket in the history of America
Biden’ is the first sitting president to give up his party’s nomination for re-election since President Lyndon Johnson in March 1968 – leaves his replacement with less than four months to start a reelection campaign.
Biden’s gaffes
The Democratic worries against Biden came after he delivered s disappointing debate. the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season as he lost his train of thought and struggled to express basic talking points.
Biden at times failed to complete clear sentences in the public far away from Trump’s performance, in which he made a string of false statements, and trained it instead on questions surrounding Biden’s fitness for another term.
Days later, he raised fresh concerns in an interview, shrugging off Democrats’ worries and a widening gap in opinion polls, and saying he would be fine losing to Trump if he knew he would “gave it my all”.
The president gaffes at a NATO summit – invoking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name when he meant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and calling Harris “Vice President Trump” – further stoked anxieties.
Jusr four days before Sunday’s announcement, Biden was diagnosed with COVID-19 for a third time, forcing him to stop a campaign trip to Las Vegas. More than one in 10 congressional Democrats had called publicly for him to quit the reelection race to remain in office.
The 46th US president’s departure from the race leaves the Democratic Party in an unprecedented situation, with only a month until the Democratic National Convention and less than four months until the November 5 election.
It is still not known whether other senior Democrats would challenge Vice president Harris for the party’s nomination – she was widely seen as the pick for many party officials – or whether the party itself would give others the opportunity contest for nominations.
Reports said Biden had been under a lot of pressure recently. to step down drom the reelection bid.“It is very difficult to say what made him make the decision now,
“What we do know is that President Biden has been repeatedly insistent that he would not step down … So it comes as a surprise and a bit of a shock that Biden is saying he will step down now.
