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Biden, 81, pulls out of presidential race, will serve out term (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term," Biden wrote.

Edit: He's endorsing Harris. all the news sites have live feeds.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Donald Trump Jr. attacks Harris as "even more liberal (sic) and less competent" than Biden [...] "Kamala Harris owns the entire leftwing policy record of Joe Biden. The only difference is that she is even more liberal and less competent than Joe, which is really saying something."

The only thing that's saying is that the old man now seems even more scared of any potential countercandidate.

If I was Dems rn, whether it would be Kamala or not, I would just leave the GOP boil for a little (only a little), bring a bit of uncertainty to the table, and then announce the candidate. Not too much, as it would make them seem weak, but just enough to let the GOP consume themselves. That would be quite a move.