Democratic President Joe Biden announced on Sunday, July 21, in a statement published on the social network X, the withdrawal of his candidacy for the American presidential election in November, in which he was due to face former Republican President Donald Trump.
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” It has been the great honor of my life to serve as your President. And while I intended to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interests of my party and the country that I step down and focus solely on my duties as President for the remainder of my term.. ” It is in these terms that Joe Biden81, announced his withdrawal from the race for the White House in a statement published on X. I will address the Nation later this week and provide further details of my decision. “, the document adds.
Joe Bidenwho recently contracted Covid-19, was set to resume her campaign this week, despite numerous calls to withdraw her candidacy. For three weeks, elected Democrats in Congress had been urging her to withdraw in favor of another candidate for the November 5 election. The latest call to withdraw came this Sunday from an old friend of Joe Biden, who remains a voice that counts on the political spectrum. Joe Manchin, the Democratic senator from West Virginia who has become an independent, said on CNN and ABC this Sunday morning: ” My heart is heavy, but I think it’s time for [Joe Biden] to pass the torch to a new generation “.
This call was added to those of around thirty elected Democrats who asked the outgoing president to give way to a younger candidate. Other heavyweights of the Democratic Party, such as former President Barack Obama according to several American media outlets, had even expressed their desire to see Joe Biden withdraw. Actor George Clooney had also called on the American president to withdraw from the race for the White House in a Tribune published on July 10 in the New York Times ” I like Joe Biden. But we need a new candidate “.
Kamala Harris, Democratic candidate for 2024?
In a message published on X a few minutes after the announcement of his withdrawal, Joe Biden supported the candidacy of his vice president Kamala Harris. My very first decision as the party’s nominee in 2020 was to choose Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it was the best decision I ever made. Today, I want to offer my full support and endorsement to Kamala to be our party’s nominee this year,” the president wrote, calling on Democrats to “unite and defeat Trump.” “.
A political elephant
In any case, even if he remains president, this renunciation marks the abrupt and tragic end of a long political career, full of twists and turns and marked by personal trials. For example, when Joe Biden enters the Senate, the group Abba has just released its first single and France is governed by President Pompidou. It is 1972. Joe Biden is then 29 years old when he takes his first steps on Capitol Hill. And, already, the question of age begins to haunt him because the press wonders if he is not too young to assume these functions.
An unsuccessful candidate in the 2008 Democratic primaries, Joe Biden entered the White House through the back door as Barack Obama’s vice president. It was only in 2020 that he finally realized his old dream and became president by defeating Donald Trump, a comeback spectacular.
In the White House, Joe Biden succeeds in relaunching the economy, but struggles to combat inflation. Today, the United States economy is the strongest in the world. “, the president also congratulates himself in the press release announcing his withdrawal. He added: “ Our nation has made significant progress over the past three and a half years. “.
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