Biden addresses nation for the first time since ending re-election bid

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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President Joe Biden took to the Oval Office on Wednesday, addressing his decision to leave the 2024 presidential race and "finish the job." Plus, the DNC lays out the process for officially nominating their candidate. And why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress. Mike Memoli, Susan Glasser, Jelani Cobb, Jaime Harrison, and Gov. Tim Walz join The 11th Hour.

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0:00.0	Tonight Biden passes the torch and defends his legacy. The president speaks to the
0:06.8	nation for the first time since exiting the 2024 race. Then the Democrats
0:11.8	push to make Vice President Harris their official
0:14.8	nominee with votes beginning as early as August 1st. And the race to pick a running
0:20.5	maid is on. I'll talk to one of the top contenders,
0:23.8	Governor Tim Walves, as the 11th hour gets underway
0:26.6	on this Wednesday night.
0:28.5	Good evening once again, I'm Stephanie Rule and there are now just 104 days
0:37.0	until the election day. As promised, tonight President Biden addressed the
0:41.1	nation for the first time since he decided to leave the 2020 President
0:44.0	the nation for the first time since he decided to leave the 2024 race
0:46.0	and endorse his Vice President Kamala Harris.
0:49.0	This is a man who has dedicated his life to public service.
0:53.4	For 36 years, he was a senator from the state of Delaware.
0:56.5	He then served as vice president
0:58.6	to the nation's first black president, Barack Obama.
1:01.8	It was Joe Biden's dream to hold that office himself. He ran
1:06.0	three times before finally winning in 2020 and just a few hours ago he explained to
1:11.9	the nation his decision to drop his bid for re-election.
1:15.9	Take a look.
1:16.9	I ran for president four years ago because I believed and still did that the soul of America was at stake.
1:25.0	The very nature of who we are was at stake.
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