President Biden is waving the white flag on his reelection bid … dropping out of the race for the White House amid mounting pressure from within his own party.
POTUS announced Sunday he will not be at the top of the Democratic ticket in 2024 in a lengthy statement published to X … stepping aside to make way for a new presidential candidate.
In the statement, Biden touts his administration’s accomplishments … citing a reivatalized economy, lower prescription drug costs and passed gun safety laws among other notable achievements.
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He thanks the American people for their hard work in building a better, stronger nation and calls the presidency the honor of his life … before saying he think it’s in the best interests of the party and the country for him to drop out of the 2024 race.
Biden promises to speak to the nation later this week to explain his decision in more depth … before thanking Vice President Kamala Harris for her partnership during his administration — seemingly setting her up as his successor in 2024.
Biden recently said only a medical condition would get him to leave the race … and then he tested positive for COVID-19.
Still, Biden’s exit felt almost inevitable after his disastrous debate performance back in June and concerns about his age and mental gaffes … with the drum beat for him to leave getting louder ever since.
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Top Democrats had been calling on Biden to drop out … as well as some of the party’s most famous celebrity supporters, like George Clooney.
As we told you … big-time Democratic donors were withholding money for Biden’s presidential campaign … and we got video of ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos telling a fellow New Yorker he didn’t think Biden could serve another 4 years.
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Biden was defiant for several weeks, trying to save a sinking ship … but in the end, he finally saw the writing on the wall.
Now, the big question … who will the Democrats nominate for president and vice president??? Harris is expected to get a good look, and there will be other names too.
November is fast approaching so the Dems will have to move quickly here if they want to defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box.
Bottom line … Biden’s going down as a one-term president.