After weeks of insisting he wouldn’t, President Biden bowed out of the election with little warning. Now, Democrats argue, Vice President Harris inherits a campaign with new momentum.
For just over three weeks, President Joe Biden insisted in public and private that he was staying in the 2024 presidential race. But when he finally made the decision to bow out, most of his staff found out just a minute before the rest of America.
For weeks, President Biden and his campaign tried to restore confidence in the path forward for his re-election in the face of calls for him to step aside from Democratic lawmakers and donors, following a debate performance against former president Donald Trump that he wrote off as a “bad night.” The next day, on Sunday, President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke multiple times ahead of his announcement, according to a source. President Biden also spoke with his chief of staff and campaign chair about the decision. But the circle was kept tight. Senior advisors were notified just a minute before he shared his letter announcing his decision on social media. Less than a half hour later, he endorsed Harris in the same fashion.
RELATED STORY |Kamala Harris secures enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination for president Outside Washington, President Biden’s decision to bow out the race was applauded by some democrats as selfless. “Donald Trump is aging in a terrifying way. Right now he’s running against someone in their 50’s so careful what you wish for MAGA,” he said.
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