Joe Biden has pulled out of the 2024 presidential race.
In a development that sends the contest into unchartered territory, the US president announced that he will no longer be seeking a second term.
Instead, another Democrat will now need to be chosen to face off against Republican nominee Donald Trump in November in a race that has already been marked by tension, division and an assassination attempt.
In a statement addressed to “my fellow Americans”, he said it had been the “greatest honour of my life to serve as your president”.
“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.”
The seismic development comes after months of speculation about Mr Biden’s age and fitness to serve another four years – amid a series of high-profile gaffes and a disastrous debate performance.
Mr Biden, 81, had previously insisted he was best placed to defeat Mr Trump in the upcoming election but had faced calls from within his own party to step aside.
A source close to the president recently admitted “we’re close to the end” after Barack Obama, the former president who picked Mr Biden as his vice-president during his two terms in office, reportedly shared his concerns about his ally’s re-election bid.
And he tested positive for COVID while on the campaign trail, with mild symptoms including “general malaise”.
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Now for man cow and Pringle to learn from this and put party and country above self
Atleast, Mr.Biden did the honorable thing. Kudos to him and the democratic party
after years of losing battles with the teleprompter, Biden finally says something that makes sense…
@hokey pokey.
The way you are ranting about the Opposition party, one would think they are the one running the country, but we all know that only Dumbo’s like yourselves thinks that Gatson Browne is the opposition and actually not the one who has been in power for the past 10 damn years, and have brought Antigua to it’s knees with crimes and a stinking stench everywhere you go in the island.
Real fools y’all are.
At least Mr Biden is a honorable man and knows how to humble himself and listen to his close friends and family, unlike this Pompous fool y’all have in office who love to run his lying tongue on the public radio.
The UPP entire executive need to be reshuffle
The UPP Executive need to be reshuffle to save the party image.
And The ABLP needs to get their corrupt arse out of office.
So yes we can have both things happened.have no problem with that at all.
The reshuffling of UPP won’t help. them…. “They have already lost their morning and so they can’t gain their night!!”. The members of the organisation each have a head full of sawdust. They are very shallow in their political thinking. During their tenure they ran the country into a failed state . How can we trust them managing this country again. Not Dem ! No way!!
At least Biden knows when to pull out.When are those old farts in Antigua and Barbuda going to pull out.
@Bloke.
Are you just talking for talking sake?
Have you actually look at the current state of Antigua lately?
Whenever has crime been so out of damn control in this small island, when?
That number alone should disqualify your buffoonery.
You got 4 more years to fix many of the problems in Antigua, but the country is going the wrong way..who is to blame for that dumbo?
Just tark tark tark..
Tell the citizens who are afraid to close their eyes at night for fare of getting their houses and business busted into, that bullshit you just spewed out your mouth..
That’s what’s real in Antigua right now, you delusional dummy.
All I am gonna to say is that covid has caused so much mayhem. That walk up to the entrance of Airforce One said it all. I trust Biden can make in through another week to at least say goodbye.
👍🏾Good pull out game Joe, got to teach Pringle how to do that politically and sexually 😆
Trump 2024!!!
@islandman26 I am a UPP supporter. I just want proper leadership within the party…. Soooooo your comments about me supporting Gaston Browne kinda fall flat. Why can’t Pringle be humble like Biden and realize there are more competent, educated people to lead…… 👀 or are they gonna just do like the Democrats and wait til Trump has it already in the bag to start wising up……
In their case Gaston
You know I really do not care too much about US politics. Because in the end internally things may change but externally things will remain the same. The US will continue their boycott against Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and Rusia. The USA will continue to provide weapons to Ukraine and Israel and all other groups in their own interest. And Antigua and Barbuda will not get the WTO dispute settlement that they deserve.
But what I believe Biden should have done, is not just withdraw from being President, but resign his presidency and give it to Pamela right now. So that there would not be any question whether or not she can be president. But Biden is very selfish to hold the post until the very last. This way he is not giving Pamela a leg up.
Biden should do this for the millions of Black women that voted and put him in office. Not just chose a black woman as a Vice President, but making her a President as well. And that would be a historic move that will be his legacy for ages to come. The first Black Woman President. Cause it will not be easy for her to win the upcoming election, not to mention the upcoming DNC Convention.
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