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Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race amid party scrutiny

Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race amid party scrutiny

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Donna Gordon Blankinship

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Donna Gordon Blankinship Jul 5, 2025

Jul 22, 2024

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                <h1>Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race amid party scrutiny</h1>
                <h2><p>President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he is dropping out of the presidential race.

He said in a post on social media that he would address the nation later this week.

In his statement, Biden touted his administration's accomplishments for the nation, from a strong economy to improved</p></h2>
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              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Jul 22, 2024</time></p>
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            <p>President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he is dropping out of the presidential race.</p><p>He said in a post on social media that he would address the nation later this week.</p><p>In his statement, Biden touted his administration's accomplishments for the nation, from a strong economy to improved health care and the first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court.</p><p>“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” he wrote in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “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 focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”</p><p>He thanked Vice President Kamala Harris for being “an extraordinary partner in all this work.” In a later tweet, he endorsed Harris to be the nominee and encouraged Democrats to come together to support her and defeat former President Donald Trump.</p><p>For the latest developments following the president’s announcement, pay attention to <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/latest?ref=cascadepbs.org"><u>PBS Newshour online</u></a> and on broadcast.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/RMIRvlSOYw?ref=cascadepbs.org">pic.twitter.com/RMIRvlSOYw</a></p>— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1815080881981190320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=cascadepbs.org">July 21, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></figure>
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President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he is dropping out of the presidential race.

He said in a post on social media that he would address the nation later this week.

In his statement, Biden touted his administration's accomplishments for the nation, from a strong economy to improved health care and the first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” he wrote in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “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 focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”

He thanked Vice President Kamala Harris for being “an extraordinary partner in all this work.” In a later tweet, he endorsed Harris to be the nominee and encouraged Democrats to come together to support her and defeat former President Donald Trump.

For the latest developments following the president’s announcement, pay attention to PBS Newshour online and on broadcast.

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— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024

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Donna Gordon Blankinship

By Donna Gordon Blankinship

Donna Gordon Blankinship is the former Cascade PBS news editor. She previously worked for The Seattle Times and The Associated Press, covering education, health care and state government.

Donna Gordon Blankinship is the former Cascade PBS news editor. She previously worked for The Seattle Times and The Associated Press, covering education, health care and state government.