Mr. Joe Biden withdraws from the race to the White House with only 4 months left until the 2024 US presidential election. Mr. Biden's decision to withdraw from the race to the White House was made under increasing pressure from Democratic allies after the performance of the incumbent US president in the June 27 election debate with Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Serving as your president is the greatest honor of my life. Although I intend to run for re-election, I believe that my withdrawal and focus on completing the presidential duties for the remainder of my term is for the best interests of my party and the country, the AP quoted Mr. Bidens letter announcing his withdrawal.
Mr. Biden will continue to take on the remainder of his current US presidential term, expected to end at noon on January 20, 2025, Eastern time (ET).
Nearly 30 minutes after announcing his resignation, the 81-year-old president announced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris' replacement in the 2024 US presidential election. Today, I would like to express my support and complete approval for Kamala to become our party's candidate this year. It is time for the Democrats to unite and defeat Trump," Biden stressed.
Ms. Harris praised President Biden's "unpopular and patriotic act" and confidently won the Democratic nomination. I will do everything I can to unite the Democratic Party and unite our country to defeat Donald Trump and his 2025 Project agenda, Harris said.
The decision to withdraw from the 2024 White House race was made by Mr. Biden while he was quarantined at home in Delaware state due to COVID-19. Mr. Biden will speak nationally this weekend to provide details about his decision.
According to AP sources, campaign staff and White House staff were only informed a few minutes before President Biden's letter of withdrawal from the 2024 White House race was sent. Mr. Biden has been thinking about his future for the past few days and this decision has been kept secret.
Joe Biden's announcement of his withdrawal was the latest shock in the 2024 US presidential election, taking place just days after the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a campaign in Pennsylvania.
This is considered an extremely surprising development in the months leading up to the US presidential election, unlike any race in the history of the US. The presidential candidate of a US political party has never left the race as he approaches election day.
After Mr. Joe Biden's withdrawal, Democratic Party members must quickly convince voters in a very short period of time that the party's candidate can take office and defeat Republican opponent Donald Trump. For his part, Mr. Trump must shift his focus to a new opponent after many years of focusing on Mr. Biden.
The AP noted that Kamala Harris, 59, appears to be a natural successor, largely because she is the only candidate who can directly use the resources from Mr. Biden's campaign, according to federal election finance regulations. Mr. Biden's support to clear the way for Ms. Harris, but that does not mean it will ensure a smooth transition.
The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to meet from August 19-22 in Chicago. It remains to be seen whether there will be another candidate running against Harris for the nomination. Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison affirmed that the party will perform a transparent and orderly process to select a candidate that can defeat Donald Trump in November.
