WASHINGTON (AP) - Preident Joe Biden on Sunday posted a letter to social media announcing that he would no longer seek reelection. The decision by the Democrat came after building pressure from lawmakers, donors, activists and voters within his own party who had concerns about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump in November’s election.
Here’s the letter that Biden wrote to say he would no longer seek reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) - Preident Joe Biden on Sunday posted a letter to social media announcing that he would no longer seek reelection.
The decision by the Democrat came after building pressure from lawmakers, donors, activists and voters within his own party who had concerns about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump in November’s election. The letter ended weeks of speculation after the 81-year old’s troubling performance at the June 27 presidential debate. Below is the text of the letter that Biden sent on his personal stationery:
My Fellow Americans,
Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation.