Biden drops out of US re-election bid

US President Joe Biden has just publicly announced, through a letter, that he has withdrawn from running for re-election in this year’s election.

The decision was taken days after the attack on former President Donald Trump and after numerous gaffes by Biden, which clearly demonstrate that due to his advanced age, he is not in a position to continue an election campaign.

Read the full letter!

My fellow Americans,

Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation.

Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our nation, lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We’ve provided desperately needed care to one million veterans exposed to toxic substances. We’ve passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. We’ve appointed the first African-American woman to the Supreme Court. And we’ve passed the most significant climate legislation in world history. America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today.

I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we have overcome a once-in-a-century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We have protected and preserved our democracy. And we have revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.

It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interests of my party and country that I step down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.

I will speak to the Nation later this week with more details about my decision.

For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who worked so hard to see me reelected. I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all of this work. And let me express my sincere gratitude to the American people for the faith and trust they have placed in me.

I believe today what I have always believed: that there is nothing America can’t do – when we do it together. We just have to remember that we are the United States of America.