US President Joe Biden, who the previous den decided to withdraw from the election race, abandoning his attempt to be re-elected for a second term, declared that he would continue to hold the presidency. The statement was published on his page in the social network X.
Earlier, the Republican Party said that Biden should resign after his decision to give up the nomination in the election. They include House Speaker Mike Johnson and Ohio Senator JD Vance, Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee. Earlier, the press office of the White House ruled out the possibility of early resignation.
"We are the United States of America and nothing is impossible if we come together. We just have to remember who we are. I have dedicated my presidency to prove that, and I will continue to do so today, tomorrow and every day that I have the honor of being your president,'' Biden said in a statement.
On July 21, Biden announced that he was withdrawing from the race for the presidency, explaining that he was doing so in the interest of his party and the country.
The announcement by the head of state was preceded by weeks of discussion about his replacement as the candidate of the Democratic Party amid the politician's age (Biden is 81 years old), suspicions of his health problems and failed debates with the former president, a candidate for Republicans Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris should now become the Democratic presidential candidate (the decision will be made at the convention on August 19-22), she was already supported by Biden himself, who won the Democratic primary. In his first speech after the head of state's decision to withdraw from the race, the politician said that Biden's achievements over the past three years were "unparalleled in modern history".
As noted by NBC News, Harris was able to quickly consolidate the forces around her in the Democratic Party, she was supported, including by the Democrats considered the most likely candidates to replace Biden - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and California Governor Gavin Newsom , as well as by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump called Biden "the worst president" in the story following Biden's decision to drop out of the race, and also opined that Harris would be easier to beat.