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Biden to explain his decision to drop out of presidential race in national address

[File photo] US President Joe Biden gestures as he departs a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington DC, USA, on July 11, 2024. © Yves Herman, Reuters

With a promise to lay out “what lies ahead”, US President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday. In what could be his last major speech as president, he is poised to explain his stunning decision to drop out of the presidential race last Sunday. But many expect Biden will insist he still has much to offer, even as Kamala Harris takes over the Democratic presidential nomination.  

US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that he will spend six months as a lame duck.

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