President Biden, who has long said he ran for the White House in 2020 because of his alarm about the former president donald trumpdecided exit the 2024 presidential race last month. He says his decision, in part, was motivated by his belief that he needed to keep the nation’s focus on Trump and unite the Democratic Party ahead of the November elections.
In a interview with “CBS News Sunday Morning”, broadcast on Sunday, August 11, Biden told CBS News Chief Elections Officer and Campaign Correspondent Robert Costa more about his historic decision not to seek re-election, echoing his earlier statement that he would serve as a transitional figure in presidential politics American.
“When I first ran, I thought I was a transitional president,” Biden, 81, told Costa. “I can’t even tell you how old I am – it’s hard for me to get it out of my mouth.”
Biden has expressed support for Vice President Kamala Harris, who will be named the Democrats’ standard-bearer at the party’s national convention in Chicago this month.
“We must, we must, we must defeat Trump,” Biden said in the interview, which took place in the Treaty Room in the White House residence.
“While it is a great honor to be president, I think I have an obligation to the country to do what I do – the most important thing you can do. And that is — we must, we must, we must defeat Trump,” he said.
Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 race and endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee on Sunday, July 21 — nearly a month after his debate against Trump, which worried some of his Democratic colleagues and prompted dozens to ask him to leave.
In a Oval Office Address On July 24, Biden said that “nothing, nothing, can stop the salvation of our democracy,” including his ambition for a second term.
ONE CBS News Poll released on August 4 showed Harris gaining momentum with a 1-point lead nationally and a tie among swing states. Biden dropped 5 points when he dropped out of the race.
Harris is hoping that Tim Walz, Minnesota’s upbeat two-term governor, will give her Democratic ticket another boost and help her win crucial battleground states.
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