Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns and he endorses Harris
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Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office, which ends at noon ET on Jan. 20, 2025.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often gave nonsensical answers and failed to call out the former president’s many falsehoods. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Trump, and encouraged his party to united behind her.

  • coyotino [he/him]English
    18•4 months ago

    God bless Biden for doing this one last service for his country. This must have been a very difficult decision to make. He was a successful president and leader, and he’s done a helluva lotta good for us all. I hope his retirement is happy and peaceful, he’s earned it.

      • FIash Mob #5678OP
        2•4 months ago

        I don’t know that I agree.

        The real service would be to abdicate fully, especially now that we’ve seen exceeding and very public displays of his cognitive decline. Only his handlers know just how bad it is in truth, but I’ve seen enough to know that I do not want that person making the decisions that affect my everyday life in this country.

        If we had an actual, bipartisan functioning government I’m not 100% sure Biden could survive the invocation of the 25th.

        • @realitista@lemm.ee
          3•4 months ago

          The last 4 years were some of the best I’ve seen under any president in my lifetime so I wasn’t so concerned. I think a president is 99% who he surrounds himself with and his experience in pulling the levers of government (ie instincts), both of which were guaranteed to be far better than the alternative. If the dems lose because of this decision, it will surely be far worse for the country.

          • FIash Mob #5678OP
            1•4 months ago

            I’m glad it worked out well for you.

            I’m fortunate to have my basic needs covered but the cost of living crisis has hit me pretty hard, especially with two eighty-year old parents forced to drive for DoorDash in order to survive. Biden gets to ride off into the sunset with an eight-figure fortune and a presidential pension.

            I am glad to see Biden finally going away, but I have no doubt Harris will be just as bad as he was, and to me, that doesn’t lessen the blow simply because Trump is worse.