Joe Biden gives up running for a second term

In a letter to the nation, Joe Biden said he was withdrawing from the race for the White House: “It is the greatest honour of my life to have served as president, but in the interest of my party and my country, I must step down.” A shock announcement, four months before the presidential election. His withdrawal seemed inevitable, however. For months, his age and state of health had worried his supporters, among others his absences, his falls, his slips of the tongue and his Covid announced last week, .

“For several days (…) 40 big names in the Democratic Party were trying to push Joe Biden out, to make him realize that it was complicated to maintain such a candidacy.“, comments Marjorie Paillon, a journalist specializing in American politics. Joe Bien has already given his support to his vice-president, Kamala Harris.