Joe Biden not running for president: US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he is withdrawing his name from the US presidential election to be held in 2024. With this, he also made it clear that he is no longer a contender in the US presidential election. After Biden, Kamala Harris will be the next contender. Biden's decision has come at a time when his fellow Democrats were constantly pressuring him and saying that he was proving to be a weak candidate against Donald Trump.
Announcing his withdrawal from the presidential election, Biden said that it is an honor for him to serve as the President of the United States. Along with this, he said that as far as contesting the election is concerned, he is taking the decision of not contesting the presidential election keeping in mind the interest of the party and the country.
Biden said that he will inform the country about his decision in detail in the coming days. Joe Biden himself also tweeted about his decision. He said in this tweet, 'My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and will now do everything in my power to fulfill my duties during the remainder of my term as President.'
Biden said that after becoming a presidential candidate in the 2020 elections, his first decision was to choose Kamala Harris as Vice President. He described this decision as a great decision. At the same time, Biden further said, 'Today I want to give my full support to Kamala Harris to become the party's candidate this year.' Biden made it clear here that now Kamala Harris will be the presidential candidate from the Democrats.
Here Biden also targeted Donald Trump. Attacking the Republican presidential candidate Trump, he said, 'Come on Democrats, now is the time to come together and defeat Trump.