Joe Biden drops out, endorses Kamala Harris

My Fellow Individuals,

Over the previous three and a half years, we’ve made nice progress as a Nation.

Right this moment, America has the strongest financial system on this planet. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in decreasing prescription drug prices for seniors, and in increasing inexpensive well being care to a file variety of Individuals. We’ve offered critically wanted care to one million veterans uncovered to poisonous substances. Handed the primary gun security regulation in 30 years. Appointed the primary African American lady to the Supreme Court docket. And handed probably the most important local weather laws within the historical past of the world. America has by no means been higher positioned to steer than we’re at this time.

I do know none of this might have been completed with out you, the American folks. Collectively, we overcame a as soon as in a century pandemic and the worst financial disaster because the Nice Melancholy. We’ve protected and preserved our Democracy. And we’ve revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the globe.

It has been the best honor of my life to function your President. And whereas it has been my intention to hunt reelection, I consider it’s in one of the best curiosity of my get together and the nation for me to face down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the rest of my time period.

I’ll converse to the Nation later this week in additional element about my choice.

For now, let me categorical my deepest gratitude to all those that have labored so laborious to see me reelected. I wish to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being a rare companion in all this work. And let me categorical my heartfelt appreciation to the American folks for the religion and belief you may have positioned in me.

I consider at this time what I all the time have: that there’s nothing America can’t do – after we do it collectively. We simply have to recollect we’re the USA of America.