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- US President Joe Biden (D), in a speech he gave in the Oval Office, said that his decision to withdraw from the race for re-election comes because it is the right time to “pass the torch to a new generation.”
- At first, Biden used Commenting on the current political climate, Obama noted that “nothing can stand in the way of saving our democracy – including personal ambition.” He added that voters would be forced to “choose” between “hope and hate.”
- In the second half of his speech, the president focused on some of his accomplishments in office, noting in particular that the United States has not been involved in any wars and has lowered the prices of prescription drugs.
- Biden said he would spend the remaining months of his term focusing on several issues, including reforming the Supreme Court and working to end the war in Gaza.
- He called Vice President Kamala Harris, a potential Democratic presidential nominee, “strong and capable.” He never mentioned Donald Trump by name.
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