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  1. Wikipedia
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    Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States …

    • On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden, the incumbent president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. Harris subsequently received the Democratic nomination, but ultimately lost the election to former President Donald Trump. Biden, a Democrat, ha… See more

    Background

    Historically, most sitting U.S. presidents who completed one full term chose to run for a second. The following presidents were eligible for reelection after completing at least one full term in office, but chose not to run: … See more

    Biden 2024 campaign

    On April 25, 2023, after months of speculation, Biden confirmed he would run for reelection as president in the 2024 presidential election, with Vice President Kamala Harris again as his running mate. The campa… See more

    Biden's withdrawal and replacement

    On July 21, Biden's official Twitter account posted a letter announcing his withdrawal. In the letter, he wrote, "And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the co… See more

    Political responses

    Former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama praised Biden's work as president, with Obama writing that "Joe Biden has been one of America's most consequential presidents" and that Biden "wouldn't make this decisio… See more

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  2. NBC News
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/...

    President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race - NBC News

  4. CBS News
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-withdraws-2024...

    Read President Biden's letter announcing his withdrawal from the …

  5. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/21/politics/read-joe...

    READ: Joe Biden’s statement dropping out of 2024 presidential …

  6. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/.../biden-withdraw-letter.html

    Read Biden’s Letter Withdrawing From the Race

  7. US News
    https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/...

    READ: President Biden's Letter Withdrawing From the Presidential …

  8. BBC
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e5xpdzkd8o

    Joe Biden drops out of election, upending race for White House

  9. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/…

    Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race and Endorses Harris

    Jul 22, 2024 · President Biden, 81, abandoned his bid for re-election on Sunday as he caved to relentless pressure from his closest allies to drop out of the race amid deep concerns that he was too old and...

  10. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/21/politic…

    Inside Biden’s unprecedented exit from the presidential …

    Jul 22, 2024 · With two posts on X Sunday afternoon, Biden bowed out of the race and threw his support behind his vice president, Kamala Harris, in the hopes of quickly coalescing their party and moving...

  11. BBC
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e5x…

    Joe Biden drops out of election, upending race for …

    Jul 21, 2024 · US President Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic candidate, in an extraordinary decision that upends an...