After weeks of public and private pleas from within his own party, President Joe Biden is ending his reelection bid and stepping down as the Democratic nominee for president. He has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take over the top of the ticket.
Biden announced the decision Sunday afternoon in a letter posted on his social media accounts.
The brief letter — issued as Biden recovers from COVID-19 at his Rehoboth, Delaware, beach house — did not elaborate on Biden’s decision-making process, stating only that he believes it is in the “best interest of my party and the country.”