The US president said that he ended his reelection campaign because the country’s future was at stake
The election in November will be “an inflection point” for the country, US President Joe Biden said in his first public speech after deciding not to seek a second term and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his potential replacement.
Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, Biden said that he is determined to unite the Democratic Party and “pass the torch to a new generation.”
“I revere this office, but I love my country more,” Biden said. “I believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for America’s future, all merit a second term. But nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. That includes personal ambition.”
Biden went on to stress the importance of the election, in which Harris is set to compete against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. “I ran for…