Joe Biden drar sig ur valet: ”Har varit största äran i mitt liv att vara president”
Joe Biden hoppar av presidentvalet i USA. Det meddelar han i ett brev på X.
Han skriver att han kommer fokusera på att fullfölja sina åtaganden som president fram till valet, och att han kommer tala till nationen senare i veckan.
”Det har varit den största äran i mitt liv att vara er president", skriver han.
Avgångskraven mot Biden har haglat in sedan debatten mot Donald Trump den 27 juni. Kritiken har rört Bidens höga ålder och hans neurologiska förmåga. Åtminstone 35 demokratiska kongressledamöter och fyra senatorer har öppet krävt hans avhopp, betydligt fler har krävt detsamma bakom stängda dörrar enligt medieuppgifter.
I ett uppföljande inlägg på X uttrycker han sitt ”fulla stöd” till vicepresident Kamala Harris som Demokraternas nya presidentkandidat.
Bidens brev i sin helhet:
My Fellow Americans,
Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation.
Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We've made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We've provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world. America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today.
I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We've protected and preserved our Democracy. And we've revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.
It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.
I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision.
For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me reelected. I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have placed in me.
I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing America can't do – when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America.
