Full text of Joe Biden’s letter withdrawing from the presidential race

The American president, Joe Bidenannounced this Sunday in a letter to Americans that he is abandoning the presidential race for re-election and is giving his support for his vice president, Kamala Harrisis the Democratic Party’s choice to face Republican candidate Donald Trump in the general elections in November.

This is the full text of the letter:-

July 21, 2024

My fellow Americans,

Over the past three and a half years, we have made great strides as a nation. Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We have made historic investments in rebuilding our nation, lowering the cost of prescription drugs for seniors, and expanding access to affordable health care for record numbers of Americans.

We’ve provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. We passed the first gun safety law in thirty years. We appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And we passed the most significant climate legislation in history. America has never been better positioned to lead than it is today.

I know that none of this could have been accomplished without you, the American people. Together, we overcame the pandemic of the century and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We have protected and preserved our democracy. And we have revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.

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 that I step down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.

I will address the nation this week to give more details on my decision.

For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see my re-election.

I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all of this work. And let me express my sincere gratitude to the American people for the faith and trust they have placed in me.

Today I believe what I’ve always believed: that there’s nothing America can’t do, when we do it together. We just have to remember that we are the United States of America.

Biden on his networks