Joe Biden’s decision to step down from the 2024 campaign is yet another significant moment in this year’s US election, following on from the attempted assassination of Donald Trump the previous Saturday, July 13.
Not since 1968, when Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the nomination process, has the incumbent president not stood for his party’s nomination for a second term in office.
Following his announcement, Biden followed up with a second statement proposing his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the presumptive nominee for November’s election. Biden offered his “full support and endorsement” for Harris.
