President Biden reportedly plans to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election


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Prachatai

It has been reported that Democratic President Joe Biden , who was seeking re-election in the 2024 US presidential election , has agreed to withdraw from the presidential election as early as the end of July 2024.




Congress' Democrats see 'aura of inevitability' around Biden withdrawal
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/18/biden-congress-democrats-drop-out

Pelosi has told House Democrats that Biden may soon be persuaded to exit race - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/18/nancy-pelosi-biden-close-to-dropping-out/

President Biden, who won the 2020 presidential election, has achieved many accomplishments, including implementing various measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 and signing the TikTok ban bill. However, in recent years, he has been seen mistaking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for 'President Putin,' raising concerns about the health of the 81-year-old President due to his advanced age.

To add insult to injury, it has been reported that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, has told President Biden that 'even if he continues the election campaign, he will not be able to defeat Donald Trump,' and former President Barack Obama has also been reported to have told his aides that 'President Biden's chances of winning the election have become extremely low, so the president himself needs to seriously consider continuing the election campaign.'



Quentin Fulks, deputy campaign manager for President Biden's campaign, said at a press conference on July 18, 2024, 'As the president himself has said many times, we will not withdraw from the presidential election.' However, Democratic Senators Hakeem Jeffries and Charles Schumer

said , 'If President Biden does not withdraw from the election, it will be difficult for the Democratic Party to have control of the Senate and the House of Representatives,' and many Democratic Party members were critical of President Biden's continued election campaign. In fact, when the foreign media Associated Press conducted a poll of Democrats, about two-thirds (65%) responded that 'he should withdraw from the presidential election.'

Several foreign media outlets reported that 'President Biden, who had denied withdrawing, has begun to listen to those around him in response to these voices.' It was also reported that Pelosi told some Democrats on July 18, 2024, 'President Biden may decide to withdraw from the presidential election as soon as this week in response to our persuasion.'



In addition, according to the foreign media Axios, if President Biden withdraws from the election race, the Democratic Party's nominee will likely be Vice President Kamala Harris . In fact, it has been reported that 'President Biden has asked about the possibility of Ms. Harris defeating Trump.'

Update: 2024/07/22
President Biden has announced his withdrawal.

[Breaking News] President Biden announces withdrawal from election campaign | NHK | President Biden
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240722/k10014518831000.html

On July 22, 2024, President Biden announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race, stating, 'While I had planned to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of the Democratic Party and America if I step aside and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.'




President Biden also said, 'I fully support Ms. Harris in running for president as the Democratic nominee. Democrats, now is the time to unite and defeat Trump. Let's do it.'




Upon receiving President Biden's endorsement, Harris said, 'On behalf of the American people, I thank Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and his decades of service to our nation.' 'I am honored to receive the President's endorsement, and I hope to secure the Democratic nomination and assume the presidency.'

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