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High profile X/Twitter users ranging from celebrities to national politicians quickly reacted to the news that President Joe Biden will not seek reelection in 2024.
Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jon Stewart, Roy Wood Jr., Pete Buttigieg, Ida Bae Wells, Bakari Sellers, Jemele Hill and many others took to the social media app to share their thoughts on the historic decision by the 81-year-old Biden.
Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee moments after he announced he has bowed out of the race.
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.
The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often gave nonsensical answers and failed to call out the former president’s many falsehoods.
Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office, which ends at noon ET on Jan. 20, 2025.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. 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 in a letter posted to his X account.
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