Joe Biden resigns from White House candidacy after weeks of pressure

The one-page letter shared on X (Twitter). Thus, at 1:46 p.m. on the East Coast of the United States, the President of the United States, Joe Biden It was announced this Sunday that sand withdrew as the Democratic Party’s candidate For the elections to be held on November 5. Training and country, 106 days of Presidential election on November 5 in which former Republican President Donald Trump try to return to the White House, they enter Uncharted territory,

Biden’s decision, though anticipated for several days, is a Authentic earthquake.This comes after the veteran president, Age 81, will be subjected to Several weeks of pressure on all levels From Self training and training of donors Throwing in the towel. And the pressure that followed skyrocketed. Disastrous performance in the June 27 debate against Trump Globalize doubts about them physical and cognitive abilities which many have shown for a long time Votershas been tested unsurpassed,

“I believe it is in the best interest of my party and country that I retire I was only focused on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden said in a letter addressed to his “fellow Americans” and in which he announced Will address the nation this weekend to explain his decision,

I support Kamla

27 minutes later, Biden posted another message on his X (Twitter) account showing his Vice President Kamala Harris’ “full support and endorsement.” to become the party’s nominee. “It’s time to unite and defeat Trump. Let’s do it,” wrote Biden, who described Harris as an “extraordinary partner.”

That message is fundamental to the party’s immediate future, and points to the man who has been considered Biden’s natural replacement since the crisis began, with added benefits such as the ability, due to funding laws, to be able to directly access money raised by a campaign where she has already appeared on ballots. But that doesn’t guarantee that Democrats can avoid it chaos,

Never before has a US president seeking re-election withdrawn from a race so close to the election. And in this 14 million voters in the primaries They cast their vote for Biden, who collected more than 90% of the roughly 4,000 delegates. However, many may follow his lead and support Harris The conference will be held in Chicago from August 19-22How the process evolves until then, whether new candidates emerge and even the evolution of the conference is affected UncertaintySome voices in the party seek to dispel the undemocratic image of Harris’s coronation, but other voices also warn of the dangers that the rise of the vice president, the first woman and person of color to hold the office, would pose.

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Everything is unprecedented and potentially explosive, and the response from Trump and the Republicans could lead to further unrest. Former President, Favorites according to surveysand strengthened as the sole and all-powerful leader of his party, it is promised Take advantage of democratic chaos in his favor.

This Sunday, in a message sent to followers to raise funds, he wrote: “The Washington apparatus, the media that hates America and the corrupt deep state did everything to protect Biden, but he dropped out of the race Absolute disgrace“And one of the ideas they’re going to be promoting is that, if Biden can’t continue as the candidate, He should not even remain President.

Three weeks of crisis

Biden’s candidacy has been faltering since his June 27 CNN debate with Trump, in which the president gave an image of extreme fragility. This was shown on occasions absurd And all the time he was unable to counter the lies of the Republican candidate, who this Thursday, five days later, survives an assassination attempt, Other Extraordinary moments in this unique campaignA formally accepted the nomination at his party’s convention in Milwaukee.

Since that debate, and despite the panic that has spread, Campaign of Biden, white House And the president himself never stopped stressing this point Nothing had changed for the Democrats And he had the strength to continue. He offered to intensify his campaign work Two interviews on television and, after the NATO summit, offered a Single press conference.

Nothing put an end to the suspicions. Dripping Democratic Congressmen He publicly called on Biden to leave. Many donors’ taps were turned off. Biden received messages (sent directly or leaked to the media) from influential Democratic figures, surveys and major donors, who expressed his firm belief Impossible to win in November before Trump and that, if he insisted on continuing, will lose weight in a disastrous way For the other candidates, not only did they allow Republicans to return to the Oval Office, but they also allowed Republicans to take control Congress has full control,

Pelosi and Obama’s ‘betrayal’

This is the message He sent them personally and with more clarity than anyone else. Nancy PelosiThe former speaker of the lower house remains one of the most influential and powerful figures in the party and has played a key role in helping Biden achieve many of the legislative achievements of his mandate.

According to what has been leaked, Biden, his family, and his closest advisers believe Pelosi and other leaders were betraying and back stabbing The President and those who identified those behind the plots to remove him from office believe the former President is also present. Barack Obama,

Popular disapproval

In recent weeks, Biden has been reminded of this cannot change public perception their fragile condition and doubts about their physical and cognitive abilities, doubts that were reflected in surveys. In one of them, a 65% The Democrats claimed that I was not able to continue. These are concerns that have long been prevalent among Democratic voters, but spread to practically the entire party and country after Biden’s disastrous performance in the June 27 debate with Trump.

It was on July 17 when the US president first opened the door to resigning his candidacy, but only after doctors diagnosed him with a serious health problem. A few hours after saying this in an interview, Biden canceled his event because he had contracted Covid. In parallel, some information suggested that, after Closing weeks and challengein which he has got involved in his own stubbornness and a Armor built by his family and his allies and strategists Up close, Biden seemed to be “more receptive” to the pleas of those urging him to step down.

The President also agreed to this change Study the surveys that depict the electoral situation For which he threatens to push her in the party and also asks about it The options Harris will have In a hypothetical electoral duel with Trump, the vice president is considered Biden’s natural and unanimous replacement despite keeping a low profile during this term.