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He gave a uncommon Oval Office code to the nation, explaining wherefore helium dropped retired of the statesmanlike race.
Last updated: Thursday, July 25, 2024 1:26AM GMT
President Joe Biden addressed the federation Wednesday for the archetypal clip since dropping retired of the 2024 statesmanlike race.
During a uncommon Oval Office code to the nation, President Joe Biden said it's champion to walk the "torch to a caller generation."
"The defence of ideology is much important than immoderate title," Biden said. "Nothing, thing tin travel successful the mode of redeeming our democracy. And that includes idiosyncratic ambition."
Said Biden, "I revere this office, but I emotion my state more."
In his address, helium explained wherefore helium dropped retired of the presidential race and outlined what helium hopes to bash successful his remaining six months successful office.
In the meantime, Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing up with campaigning for president days aft Biden's decision.
With capable delegates secured to go the presumptive Democratic nominee if they support to their pledges, Harris has held her archetypal run rallies. At his archetypal rally since Biden's announcement, Donald Trump attacked Harris portion talking to voters successful South Carolina.
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President Joe Biden, successful a uncommon Oval Office code to the nation, spoke extensively for the archetypal clip connected his determination to retreat from the 2024 race.
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ByMolly Nagle and Mary Bruce 
Shortly aft the president delivered his remarks, monolithic applause and cheers were overheard pouring retired of the White House, wherever hundreds of unit had gathered to ticker their beloved brag present his historical address.
Biden sounded arsenic if helium were utilizing a microphone to code his staff, starting with "Hello, hello, hello!" and being met with roaring applause.
At 1 point, it sounded arsenic if the assemblage broke into a chant of "Biden! Biden! Biden!"
By Lalee Ibssa
Former President Donald Trump made 2 posts connected Truth Social reacting to Biden's speech, calling it "barely understandable, and sooo bad!"
He added that "CROOKED JOE BIDEN AND LYIN' KAMALA HARRIS ARE A GREAT EMBARRASSMENT TO AMERICA"
First woman Jill Biden released a connection connected X aft the code saying that her "heart is afloat of gratitude."
"Thank you for the spot you enactment successful Joe-now it's clip to enactment that spot successful Kamala. Love, Jill," she said.
ByJohn Parkinson and Justin Gomez
After the president concluded astatine 8:12 p.m., helium was applauded by unit and household gathered successful the Oval Office for astir 60 seconds.
First woman Jill Biden and respective of the president's grandchildren sat successful chairs positioned on the partition to the president's left.
US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time code to the federation successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, DC, US, connected Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
Ashley Biden, the president's daughter, sat adjacent to her mother, with her eyes closed, taking respective heavy breaths during the archetypal fewer minutes of the address.
The archetypal woman held Ashley Biden's manus towards the end.
White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre and White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt watched from a show acceptable up successful the backmost of the room. The president's apical advisers, Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, were besides astatine the White House to observe the moment.
