Joe Biden Says He Dropped Out of the Election to ‘Unite My Party’ Against Donald Trump
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while he believes his record merits a second term in office, he dropped his reelection bid to “unite my party” to confront a threat to American democracy. “Nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy.
That includes personal ambition,” Biden said, before invoking a line from President Kennedy. “So I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation.
It’s the best way to unite our nation.” Biden withdrew from the presidential race on Sunday under pressure from party leaders, donors and rank-and-file Democrats, who feared that his advancing age left him incapable of stopping Donald Trump from returning to the presidency.
In the speech, delivered from the Oval Office, Biden made only glancing reference to his age, saying it was time for “younger voices” to come to the fore.
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