Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5. On Sunday, Biden announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. | AFP-JIJI

by JESSE JOHNSON AND KATHLEEN BENOZA
July 22, 2024

Joe Biden is out.

In a stunning announcement Sunday, the 81-year-old U.S. president said he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, as concerns that he would no longer defeat Republican rival Donald Trump came to a head.

Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic candidate, just 3½ months before the Nov. 5 election.