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"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 stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for my term," Mr. Biden posted in a statement on social media.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 3 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


President Biden announced Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, a seismic event that will leave Democrats scrambling to select his replacement just weeks before their convention.

"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 stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for my term," Mr. Biden posted in a statement on social media.

In the days following the debate, a growing chorus of Democrats openly expressed concern over the president's health and mental state, his ability to defeat Trump in November and his capacity to lead the country for four more years.

The pressure to step aside steadily increased as Democratic lawmakers and governors went days without hearing from Mr. Biden directly, allowing questions about his future to swirl within the party ranks.

In the weeks since the debate, the president tried to push back, insisting in a series of public appearances and meetings with Democratic elected officials that he was committed to staying in the race.

For months, the Biden campaign and allies reassured the public that the president was up to the rigors of leading the free world, often dismissing questions about his age and fitness even as polls consistently showed Americans had concerns.


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[-] en1gma@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago
[-] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 3 months ago

Everyone involved in covering up his senility should resign or be forced out.

[-] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

100% And libs that supported him until today shouldn't be allowed to vote anymore.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online -2 points 3 months ago

The replacement better be strongly opposed to genocide, or there's no benefit to this change

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