Jul 23, 2024

Biden to give a White House address on decision to exit the race

Posted Jul 23, 2024 4:00 PM
File photo President Biden prepares to board Air Force One in Las Vegas July 17- image courtesy CSPAN
File photo President Biden prepares to board Air Force One in Las Vegas July 17- image courtesy CSPAN

REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid.

Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will speak at 8 p.m. ET.

The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Tuesday after isolating at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home after being diagnosed last week with COVID-19.

Biden has not been seen publicly since July 17, but he called into a campaign meeting on Monday to address staff and express his support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid to replace him a day after announcing he would leave the race.