Joe Biden Drops Out Of Presidential Race— And He Is Getting All The Big Accolades

President Joe Biden has announced he is dropping out of the presidential race after mounting calls from Democrats for him to end his reelection bid. He has now endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee.

Biden failed to convince prominent members of his own party that he can defeat former President Donald Trump in November after his poor performance at the CNN presidential debate in June.

After Biden announced his exit from the race, Trump described Biden as “the worst president in the history of our country.”

Independent Sen. Joe Manchin was the latest high-profile lawmaker to call for Biden to step aside, saying the president should “pass the torch” to a new generation of leaders.

Meanwhile, the Democratic whip has praised Biden for putting “country first” by stepping down. “Now the Democratic Party must unite behind a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump and keep America moving in the right direction.

Also, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has thanked President Joe Biden in a social media post moments after he announced he would not seek reelection in 2024. Whitmer also said her role in the election “will remain the same: doing everything I can to elect Democrats and stop Donald Trump,” she wrote in an X post.

“President Biden is a great public servant who knows better than anyone what it takes to defeat Donald Trump. His remarkable work to lower prescription drug costs, fix the damn roads, bring supply chains home, address climate change, and ensure America’s global leadership over decades will go down in history.”

Sen. Tammy Baldwin has also thanked Biden and lauded his “decency, integrity, and dedication to service” after he pulled out. As a Democrat who is running for reelection in battleground Wisconsin, he thanked President Joe Biden for making the decision to not seek reelection.

“It has been an honor to work with Joe Biden to deliver real, meaningful change for working Wisconsinites across our state. Today, seniors are paying less for their prescription drugs, our state has been put to work rebuilding our infrastructure, and millions of Wisconsinites with preexisting conditions have health care coverage because of the work we’ve done together,” she said in a statement.

“Throughout all of that work, I’ve been inspired by his decency, integrity, and dedication to service, and I am deeply grateful for that. Thank you, President Biden,” she continued.

Baldwin had been careful about how she navigated her relationship with the president on the campaign trail, choosing to make her own campaign stops across the state in early July when Biden held his first post-debate rally in Madison.

With President Joe Biden offering his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as a replacement nominee, a senior Democratic official says they believe other party elders will follow suit.

The official said that the Democrats can “use this moment to bring the party together and return the contrast to Donald Trump.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has also given thumbs up to President Joe Biden for putting “his party, and our future first.”

“Joe Biden has not only been a great president and a great legislative leader but he is a truly amazing human being. His decision of course was not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first. Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American,” Schumer said..

“Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this,” Biden said in a post on X.

He said picking Harris as his running mate in 2020 has “been the best decision I’ve made.”

Biden informed senior campaign and White House team that he would be dropping out of the presidential race shortly before the letter went out, according to a senior White House official. The official said President Joe Biden had been reflecting on it the past couple days.

The news that Biden is stepping aside from the 2024 campaign is coming as a surprise in real time to many rank-and-file Biden staffers — at both the White House and the presidential campaign.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom also said this:

“President Biden has been an extraordinary, history-making president — a leader who has fought hard for working people and delivered astonishing results for all Americans,” the post on X from Newsom read. “He will go down in history as one of the most impactful and selfless presidents.”

Newsom offered his strong support for Biden in the weeks following the president’s performance at the debate in June and has been campaigning heavily on his behalf.

Numerous other government authorities have additionally adulated his confidenc and decision for taking this move.

Strong Calls For Biden To Withdraw From The Presidential Race Begin

Biden’s family has been intimately involved in the president’s decision making around his staying in the race and had been supporting him continuing his campaign.

This is the first time a US president has dropped out of a reelection run in decades, recalling memories of President Lyndon Johnson deciding against seeking a second full term in 1968 – though Biden’s decision comes months later in the campaign than Johnson’s announcement.

It’s also the latest shocking development in a highly charged political campaign that has included an attempt on Trump’s life.

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