• President Joe Biden said he will drop out of the 2024 presidential race against former President Donald Trump.

• The stunning move by the 81-year-old Democrat Biden came after weeks of pressure for him to abandon his White House re-election bid.

President Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee, a stunning decision that came after weeks of pressure for the 81-year-old to quit the contest against former President Donald Trump.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote in a post on the social media site X.

“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.

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