Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally on June 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, 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 said in his letter posted to X Sunday afternoon.
Biden continued that he will address the nation in detail on the decision "later this week." As of Sunday afternoon, Harris has not tweeted about Biden dropping out.
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President Biden and former President Trump. ( Win McNamee/Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Biden dropping out comes as former President Trump was officially nominated as the Republican Party's choice for president. Trump joined the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week, where he announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate and accepted the nomination.
The RNC was held just two days after an assassination attempt nearly ended Trump's life, leaving him with an injury to his right ear. A shooter opened fire on Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last Saturday, injuring Trump and two others, and killing a 50-year-old married dad who was protecting his wife and family from the gunfire.
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Former US President Donald Trump arrives to the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The RNC chairman warned against complacency when his party concludes its official nominating jamboree this week with polls predicting ex-President Donald Trump prevailing over President Joe Biden in the November election. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump addressed the shooting in his highly-anticipated RNC speech, while noting "you'll never hear it from me a second time, because it's actually too painful to tell."
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"I'm not supposed to be here tonight," he said. "I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God. And watching the reports over the last few days, many people say it was a providential moment. Probably was."
"For the rest of my life, I will be grateful for the love shown by that giant audience of patriots that stood bravely on that fateful evening in Pennsylvania," he added.
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