Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election

On July 21, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he was ending his campaign for a second term as president through social media. He supported Vice President Kamala Harris as a Democrat candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election. Concerns about his age and health made many Democrats concerned about a second Biden term. During a presidential debate in June 2024, Biden looked sick, spoke in a hoarse voice, and was not able to remember some statistics. After the debate, many people said that Biden should leave the election.

On April 25, 2023, Biden said he would run for reelection to a second term in the 2024 election. At this point, a poll said that Biden's approval rating was 37%. Many potential voters said that they were concerned about the economy. During his 2024 campaign, Biden said he would support economy growth and recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that he wanted to "finish the job" many times.

The first presidential debate of 2024 was on June 27, between Biden and former president Donald Trump. Biden was criticized, and many people said he spoke badly. Many newspapers and people said that Trump won the debate. Many people asked questions about Biden's health. Some asked him to stop his campaign. At first, Biden wanted to stay a candidate.  On July 21, he quit his candidacy. He said that it was best for his party and country. He wanted Kamala Harris to be president after him. However, Harris lost the election on November 5 to Trump.

Biden is the first incumbent president that could run for reelection but didn't since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. He is the first incumbent U.S. president to not run for reelection after winning the primaries.

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