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Sunday, July 21, 2024
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Sunday, July 21, 2024
In bombshell announcement, Biden says he will not run for reelection in November
US President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
US President Joe Biden says he will step down as the Democratic nominee in the November presidential elections after weeks of mounting pressure.
In a statement published by the 81-year-old president, he says that he believes it to be “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 the remainder of my term.”
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
