Joe Biden Drops Out of Election, Endorses Kamala Harris

US President Joe Biden has announced that he is withdrawing his candidacy and will not participate in the upcoming elections. "In the interests of my party and country, I would be better off dropping out of the race," the head of state said in an address to the American people. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee.

In an address to his fellow citizens, the president acknowledged that he “intended to seek reelection,” but would now focus solely on serving the remainder of his term. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president,” Biden said.

Addressing his party colleagues, he recalled that choosing Kamala Harris as vice president “was his first decision as a candidate” in 2020.

Donald Trump told CNN that he considers Biden "the worst president in the history of the country." But he noted that such an opponent would be harder to defeat than Kamala Harris is now.

Biden informed his campaign and White House team of his withdrawal from the presidential race shortly before the address was released, a source in the presidential administration told CNN. Therefore, the news came as a surprise to many, the source assured.

In recent weeks, after his defeat by Trump in the debates, Biden has been under serious pressure from fellow party members who recommended leaving the race. The incumbent president believed that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama were the ones behind the pressure. At the same time, the president's family advised him not to abandon the election campaign.

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