[FoxNews] President Biden announced Sunday that he will suspend his 2024 re-election campaign amid mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party for the president to end his 2024 bid after a disastrous debate performance last month.The unprecedented announcement came as an increasing number of Democrat lawmakers had begun to publicly call for Biden to step aside and the party's leadership reportedly was engaged in efforts to convince Biden, 81, he could not win in November's general election against former President Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee who Biden defeated four years ago to win the White House.
And Biden quickly offered his "full support and endorsement" for Vice President Kamala Harris to take over as the party's presidential nominee.
"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president," Biden wrote in a public letter. "While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interests of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term."
Biden said he will formally address the nation later this week about his decision.
The Trump campaign quickly started fundraising off the blockbuster news. Within 440 minutes of the preisdent's announcement, the Trump campaign put out a fundraising post on X with the subject line, "Biden just suspended his campaign."
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024