Biden ends bid for second term in White House | DW News

US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he was withdrawing from the 2024 US presidential race. "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president," he said in an online post. "And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and my country for me to stand down." The 81-year-old president has been facing calls to resign since the debate against Donald Trump three weeks ago, where he seemed frail, was struggling to focus, and slurring his words. Before the latest statement on Sunday, however, Biden tried to project defiance and dismissed those calls.
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[@Westernwayfarer]

What a respectable man. Biden put his ego aside to do what’s best for the country. Trump could never say that.

[@timobrien2586]

Biden sees Trump as an existential threat to American democracy. He put his ego aside for the good of the country. You have to respect him for that.

[@zorktxandnand3774]

Trump and project 2025! A clear message.

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

Exactly, he realised that it's more important to beat the incipient dictator Trump than it was that *he* should.

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

@@kriskalpa It's a good thing for you the libel laws in the USA are weak.

[@zorktxandnand3774]

@@kriskalpa You clearly got $0 for education.

[@ShyamKumar-zh1oq]

@@timobrien2586 did it look like he voluntarily gave it up or after being pressured?

[@zakaryloreto6526]

Good news 👍

[@nuqwestr]

Yes, Dems concede the loss and get rid of Harris for good, Trump 2024

[@mycosys]

@@nuqwestr may the best candidate win

[@4layers404]

@@nuqwestrTrump just lost his shot. Now he’s the old candidate and will be questioned over every weakness he shows and every mistake he makes in speeches. Trump might not be senile, but he’s a narcissist and a lier who keeps misremembering names and things as well. Something republicans criticized Biden over.

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

...not for Trump :).

[@helenpauls1496]

Agreed. Harris will get a high number of women voters too. Plus the glaring differences in age and cognitive abilities are now in the spotlight.

[@mycosys]

Anchor's relief is as palpable as the rest of the world's

[@jellef4704]

He should have never gotten the nomination in the first place for term 1. The DNC is short sighted

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

A decent man who is a good president. He has now had the sense to realise that it is better to resign his candidacy and give the Democrats a chance to beat Trump.

[@user-gl7xm3kf3y]

Another way of putting it, he resigns to give another democrat president a chance to further ruin the country.

[@sealwheel]

agreed

[@timobrien2586]

IS a good President.

[@ShyamKumar-zh1oq]

Biden gave us: 1. Two raging wars that we are paying for, 2. High inflation where everything seems unaffordable 3. Letting in 15 million illegal immigrants without any vetting compromising our collective security, just for the democrats vote bank in the long run. 4. Lowest wage growth 5. A shameful exit from Afghanistan

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

@@timobrien2586Thanks, I've corrected my comment.

[@thegreatdane3627]

probably the right thing to do. Let's hope they can find someone a little younger instead. No country should be led by someone over the age of 70...

[@westerling8436]

Then China, Russia and India have a problem...

[@issajawara2331]

Great news

[@JeffEbe-te2xs]

Yesterday he was a hero Today a zero

[@stephentutton2060]

A selfless and gutsy choice

[@JeikuAnimeReview]

Too bad he has zero of those during the 4 years of his Presidency.

[@albatros12]

@@JeikuAnimeReview OK ruskie!

[@artistsanomalous7369]

His COVID diagnosis has kind of been a dark blessing for him. It gave him a reason to drop out without losing face.

[@JeikuAnimeReview]

@@albatros12 Putin invaded during who's Presidency again? Also liking your own comment is cringe.

[@JeikuAnimeReview]

@@artistsanomalous7369 Exaaactly. Also he said "if I get sick" then out of nowhere, he "got covid".

[@Petch85]

The news are having a field day this summer, with football EM, OL, Assassination attempt, wold larges IT break down and now Biden stepping down.

[@jimmytimmy3680]

Elensky curse.😂😂😂

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Hello bot

[@braxxian]

Hardly a surprise. The guy can’t string 3 words together.

[@Roscn-dn36]

I have a tremendous respect for the president Biden.

[@thegrimmarcher202]

All is not yet lost...

[@zorktxandnand3774]

America loves a good comeback story.

[@JeikuAnimeReview]

@@thegrimmarcher202 For this election for the radical left, yes it is.

[@lpavel1961]

Buttigieg for VP, a brilliant thinker.

[@sv4996]

If the Cackler in Chief gets in, we are SCREWED!

[@sv4996]

@@Yaahoooooo Try harder Taah'rone, Kamala isn't even a a real You Know Whooo.

[@nosreffejforgot29]

He should pardon Mumia and Leonard Peltier!

[@DifferentDose]

Good Luck Netty! She's all about a CEASEFIRE! Money bags drying up!👌😁

[@marisabenson1222]

Good

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Ceasefire where?

[@desert_rose7171]

He should have made this decision mid 2023!

[@zorktxandnand3774]

And the second best date is now.

[@AmonTheWitch]

LET'S GO KAMALA 2024! 🦅🦅🇺🇲🇺🇲💙💙

[@vectorfox4782]

Let’s not and say we did. America can do better.

[@nuqwestr]

She's not the nominee, not yet

[@AWriterWandering]

@@nuqwestr She is the most likely by far though. If only because she is already on the Biden ticket, making it easier for her to inherit his campaign war chest.

[@steezyg1665]

Kamala? Your a joke 😂😂😂😂

[@bryanc792]

Bad night? Bad YEARSSSS

[@broganatcanterburyrenaissa7169]

His health issues are more serious than we all expected. I don't think he would have dropped out for any other reason

[@martytube821]

People been saying it for over 4 years!

[@albatros12]

@@martytube821 BS ruskie!

[@Petch85]

They just wasted 3-4 years of preparing a successor. Now they just look ill-conceived.

[@cuzuvmcvoy]

Europe: "Now what? I guess we have to learn to fend for ourselves." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Poor bot

[@jakebe4915]

I applaud President Biden and wish him all the best. WE HAVE TO BEAT THE MAGA DICTATOR...let's do it!!

[@JeikuAnimeReview]

@@jakebe4915 Yeah because he was suuuch a dictator during his 1st term, get over yourself.

[@JohnDoe-pk2hs]

​@@JeikuAnimeReview Y'all can't get over Trump. I'm glad Biden stepped aside, but I would have voted for him if I had too.

[@JeikuAnimeReview]

@@JohnDoe-pk2hs Yeah because you're a mindless drone.

[@tatendawilson3057]

But doesnt stop Trump from winning ,its ajust relief for EU perhaps Trump might lose

[@Dibjir]

You can take my ticket, but you cannot take my freedom 😂 having the opportunity to vote for particular ideas or for people who best represent our views.

[@JeikuAnimeReview]

To the leftist who said "I'm voting Biden no matter what". Lol, no you're not.

[@Shining237]

Zelensky just lost his meal ticket

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Russian bots get paid with meal stamps

[@poleun9]

Thank you for your service!

[@HagiaFantasia]

Yay!!!💙😊🇺🇸

[@TabithaTabCat]

81 million can't be wrong.. lol?

[@gtaraya]

Zelenskyy jinxed the ones who helped him! Now he cuts off oil transit to Hungary that supplies him 40% of electricity!

[@throughput6674]

It's Joeover....

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Try to learn copy a profile picture ok the right way from 2009

[@usiohaki295]

Someone need to tell Joe.

[@larrycanupp411]

Thank you, Mr. President. Your sacrifice is rare.

[@ShyamKumar-zh1oq]

@@larrycanupp411 Biden gave us: 1. Two raging wars that we are paying for, 2. High inflation where everything seems unaffordable 3. Letting in 15 million illegal immigrants without any vetting compromising our collective security, just for the democrats vote bank in the long run. 4. Lowest wage growth 5. A shameful exit from Afghanistan

[@marisabenson1222]

Well done Biden. Let's unite to defend democracy.

[@MrDadyD]

Better later then never.... SHould have done so a lot earlier to leave the field for Kamala (or whom ever gets the nomination) to get more room and resources.

[@alfredos123]

I think it was right time.The Trump Organization put all its efforts into discrediting Biden. Trump will have difficulty shifting his focus to Kamala; she is younger, capable, and appealing. Now it is Trump who appears as the old man with all his Crimes in his luggage . One thing that concerns me is all the Trump supporters who like Putin. You can see that Russian troll accounts support Trump.

[@odilbekb-sarkaev1052]

Good.

[@tomalmow3814]

Annalena Baerbock better take on the task of rulling Germany...Olaf Scholz is living in the clouds.

[@gtaraya]

and do a 360 turn?

[@Yaahoooooo]

Kamala will make better president than mr split ear.

[@nuqwestr]

I'm in California, she supported Prop 47 which started a crime wave that caused chain stores to close down all across the state. She's got baggage which is easy to exploit. She may not be the nominee, may not run.

[@KC-sunshine]

Respect to Biden

[@MementoMori_2070]

Kamala for president, first female president. Thank you Joe for everything, rest well 🎉

[@danielc9312]

Cackles the Clown? Lord no 😂 I’m pretty convinced Trump will win this round regardless of who the democrats put in to be honest. All the names they are looking at have serious likability issues.

[@AmonTheWitch]

​@@danielc9312 Trump is likeable?

[@MementoMori_2070]

@@AmonTheWitch that’s a good question 😂

[@evaluateanalysis7974]

@@danielc9312 I don't think the Democratic candidate has to be anything special, just not suffering from dementia, not a crook and not anti-democratic. They would get the floating voters.

[@4layers404]

@@danielc9312Trump is less than likable. Until this day he denies knowing people connected to Epstein and his own connections to Epstein. Then there’s the grift with the MAGA bible, the divisive rhetoric he keeps uttering over and over again, his endorsements of Kim Jong Un and Putin, him lying about statistics and his VP nominee JD Vance isn’t any better if not worse than him. Should be an easy win for the democrats now.

[@urbansenicar81]

Has he been told yet?

[@user-gl7xm3kf3y]

Ya, he's shocked that Lincoln is pulling out of the race.

[@urbansenicar81]

@@user-gl7xm3kf3y The cannibals got him.

[@mr.heisenberg0122]

Mark Kelly 2024

[@MayThereBeWorldPeace]

Best wishes, love and strength to President Biden for all that he has done for the U.S. and in fact the world. ❤ Kamala and Pete would be awesome.

[@user-gl7xm3kf3y]

Scag and phague?

[@helenpauls1496]

Pete would be a good choice, but not yet. Mark Kelly will be better now.

[@user-gl7xm3kf3y]

@@helenpauls1496 Mark Kelly the astronut that let 10 million cross the border and ruining Arizona. Ya, excellent choice.

[@helenpauls1496]

@@user-gl7xm3kf3y Astronaut. What is ruing?

[@justjakereviews101]

We the American people deserve someone older in the White House!

[@temporalsoliton]

It is a year late but the right call. It is also such a ripe moment for a split ticket that promises to be principaled in the foundations of democracy. A ticket that looks for no new spending (above inflation, new program means cuts need to be made) but no taxes cuts for the rich or corp either. Give me Jefferies (or harris) and kinzinger (or similar). But when has what is right been what occurs?

[@ronaldmarcks1842]

Now if only China's President Xi, North Korea's Kim, Russian President Putin and of course Donald Trump would drop out. Oh wait, these dudes are sworn to eternal selfishness!

[@rajahua6268]

Thank you.

[@diturielala7155]

Wishing him best retirement ever hi is strong diplomatic immunity man hi serve not good and not good ,go relax near of his family, grandchildren and his wonderful wife too.... New president new ages must be in White House.thank you Biden understand in the last step

[@martytube821]

Lol he ignores grand kids of his

[@mirarif-f7p]

Finally good news coming.

[@moviereative]

i would prefer a Young American to run for President like 35-40 years old to be have more futuristic mind than biden and trump!

[@thegreatdane3627]

i would say 45-55 is the ideal age.

[@AWriterWandering]

@@thegreatdane3627 The most likely nominee at this point is 59

[@EnriqueScott-se3vp]

He did the right thing as it is I'm sure there's a whole team watching him 24/7 from the morning until they put him to bed and gets up the next morning he did the right thing for the whole country

[@robhappe2705]

He is fleeing from the disaster he left us with.

[@4layers404]

He thought about his ability to stay in office for another 4 years and decided against it. Respectable choice and even at his age he was objectively better than Trump. Before you start arguing please name more then 2 policies Trump actively contributed towards during his term and explain Trumps connection to Epstein.

[@xaviercruzji]

Zombie Joe will go down in history as one of the biggest embarrassments in the history of the US. Today is a good day!

[@brentonhefner7769]

This administration has been a three ring circus.

[@4layers404]

I agree with the comment above. Trump is an utter disaster of a president and a terrible grifter. Just look up his connection to Epstein and him trying to sell a defiled MAGA bible to make some money.

[@robertsmith5744]

Harris should remain VP, get someone else for POTUS: Mark Kelly, Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Shapiro, Wes Moore, Andy Beshear, Roy Cooper.

[@kickass7104]

How did Biden win in the first place 🙃🙃🙃

[@Omega0850]

By running against the most divisive President of history of the US. But yea, i was wondering too why the Democrats couldn´t find a better candidate.

[@vectorfox4782]

No thanks to you Russian trolls

[@brankojelenek4447]

Voting without iD + COVID mailing + no auditing

[@timothyme7949]

HAs anyone told Joe yet?

[@wqv5423ln]

So did Joe finally hear the Almighty speak ? Psalm 75 : 6 & 7 For exultation comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the Judge : He puts down one, and exults another. This is the Word of the Lord.

[@eptx830]

When Moses anointed men in Leviticus 8;24 he did something to their right ear Sounds similar. 🤔

[@EdReddish184]

I thought he dropped something in his pants again.

[@flygonc3717]

Zelensky just shlt in his pants

[@sebastiaanl9876]

He won’t

[@zorktxandnand3774]

Why? The Democrats will support him, and now they will win against grumpy grandpa Trump.

[@branolukwesa3538]

He keant what he said about covid.

[@terminat00r897]

Zelenski you're fired

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Hello bot

[@terminat00r897]

@@sebastiaanl9876 from china to the world

[@sksahensa7232]

Good bye geno Joe.

[@starweaver1567]

❤️🤍💙

[@carolinefreeebyrdacw13ly]

I am a life long Democrat. This is a very sad day for me & I can't stop crying. President Biden is an amazing human being & this action on his part shows just how much he loves our country & Americans

[@marisabenson1222]

Continue to vote on the policies that will be the same under another Dem candidate

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Hahaaha

[@VaghoPianist]

joey baidik

[@ashutoshyadav7385]

Does Joe knows about it

[@zlatanzakic]

It's totally hilarious what Trump says, that it will be "easier" to defeat Harris... 😂😂😂 In reality, the only Democrat who could possibly lose to Trump was Hillary Clinton, because she was least popular among the Dems. Even Sanders would have defeated Trump back in 2016.

[@braxxian]

The only hilarious thing is your view that cackling Harris was has done nothing as VP will be able to defeat Trump and JD.

[@zlatanzakic]

@@braxxian Wait 'n' see. 🤣

[@helenpauls1496]

@@zlatanzakicAgree. The age difference and cognitive abilities will be glaring now. She will win easily.

[@arlenreinstein9907]

America’s long cold is over!

[@71518]

No more gaffe memes ? 😅

[@ScarsUnseen24]

Byeden? Too soon?

[@TheGrace020]

NOOOOOOO 😭riding with Biden over 😔

[@mikicerise6250]

Weekend at Biden's

[@tuyenle8107]

trump 4ever 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@peternelligan6780]

WELCOME BACK MR KOTTER TV SHOW PROGRAM BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL YOURE COOL THE BASIC SITUATION PUMP IRON SONG FRES H GARBAGE SONG CLASS DUNCE

[@cuzuvmcvoy]

Sleepy Joe woke up this morning and blurted out, " I did what???! "

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Hi bot

[@rwmroy]

It’s Joever

[@Wolfcamp555]

Horrible man and terrible president for what he did to America.

[@ssb1056]

Delusional!

[@vectorfox4782]

What did he do?

[@Wolfcamp555]

@@vectorfox4782 He killed 10s of thousands of Americans with fentanyl.

[@BlackWolf6420]

They need a complete opposite of JB. Young, charismatic and a guy with integrity! Someone who will eclipse DT by far!

[@evifiouri4712]

Good luck with that

[@scientist_nick]

Zelensky 😮💩

[@sebastiaanl9876]

Hi bot

[@arlenreinstein9907]

Back to the basement!

[@ssb1056]

Bot 🤖

[@OctPSfever]

Biden needs to resign immediately

[@Alsayid]

What a clown show from day one. It's just too bad that the real people who were calling the shots behind the scenes this whole time won't be held accountable by the voters, because they had their figurehead out front to take all the arrows.

[@RopekingRopethemall]

Trump 24

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Good. He was terrible

[@marclawson2536]

Bernie 2024!

[@abualikusuma5365]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@martinfarfsing5995]

Your poopy pants sleepy Joe news is a breath of fresh air .

[@tomhenry897]

Who gets his re-election money

[@franktaeterUSA]

The Kamal

[@vectorfox4782]

KZbin

[@nuqwestr]

@@franktaeterUSA she may not be the nominee, but there are rules which allow the ticket to get the "hard" money, there are backroom deals being made.

[@SheepofTheShepherd-nu3lz]

get ready for heels up Harris to lead us into more ungodliness

[@TBONESIDEOFLIFE]

🎵🎶 'Hey Joe, where are you going with our votes in your hands. 🎶🎵

[@QuestCollot-]

God

[@300_spartansoldier5]

Lol she won't win

[@samuellopesbaule5745]

Good news!