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President Biden Drops Out of 2024 Race

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Special Edition for July 21. President Biden has ended his 2024 re-election campaign after failing to quell a Democratic rebellion against his candidacy. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take over at the top of the ticket. Harris said she will fight to earn the nomination. We discuss where this extraordinary moment leaves the race with WSJ’s Molly Ball and Ken Thomas. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Biden says he is ending his re-election campaign, catapulting the

0:26.4

2024 race into uncharted territory. Biden endorsed Vice President

0:30.9

Kamala Harris to replace him at the top of the ticket.

0:33.5

Harris accepted his support and vowed to earn the nomination.

0:37.4

It's Sunday July 21st, I'm Sabrina Siddiqui for the Wall Street Journal.

0:41.6

This is a special edition of What's News?

0:44.1

We'll look at the day's events and discuss the President's political legacy.

0:47.8

In a one-page letter President Joe Biden said he believed it was in the best

0:55.7

interest of his party and the country for him to stand down and focus solely on

1:00.2

fulfilling his duties as president for the remainder of his term.

1:03.9

He followed the announcement with a tweet endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him at the top

1:08.1

of the ticket, telling Democrats, it's time to come together and beat Trump.

1:13.0

Biden said he would address the nation later this week about his decision,

1:17.0

which came after a cascade of Democrats urged the president in both public and private to withdraw from the race.

1:23.4

The 81-year-old incumbent president's decision caps a five-decade political career and marks

1:28.4

one of the most monumental political collapses in American history.

1:32.3

In a written statement Harris acknowledged

1:34.3

Biden's endorsement and said it is her intention to earn and win this nomination.

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