President Joe Biden has dropped from the race for reelection, he announced in a letter on Sunday.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote in a post on the social media site X. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President.”
“And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is 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,” Biden wrote.
Notably, he then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. California Gov.Gavin Newsom, Hillary Clinton, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are being discussed by Democrats, along with Gov. Shapiro of Pennsylvania are being discussed, as is an open nomination process at the Democratic National Convention.
His resignation letter, which was said to have been drafted for him earlier this week, was posted Sunday:
The announcement came the same day that eight state Democrat parties, including Alaska’s Democrat Party, had affirmed their support for Biden, while over 35 congressional Democrats had already told him they could not support him any longer.
The National Republican Congressional Committee posted a challenge for Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, who has gone silent over the past month after sticking by her endorsement of Biden.
“Extreme House Democrats, including Mary Peltola, have been twisting themselves in knots trying to ignore the question on everyone’s minds: “Is Joe Biden fit to serve as President?” the Republicans wrote.
“Democrats can’t have it both ways. If Joe Biden can’t handle a debate or a rally, he can’t stand up to Putin or have access to the nuclear codes,” the NRCC wrote. Peltola needs to answer the question, ‘Is the President fit to serve the rest of his term?'”
The presidential race is less than four months away and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is August 19-22, when the nomination officially takes place.
