Starmer responds to Biden's decision to drop out of race
Sir Keir Starmer says Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election would not have been an easy one for the US president. Speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow, the prime minister says: "I respect that decision that he has now made”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Can I first say, given that we're here at this air show, how much President Biden cares
00:06about defence and security, has made that central to his leadership, and of course he
00:12led us through the NATO Council just ten days or so ago, a really important NATO summit,
00:19a bigger NATO, a stronger NATO, and a NATO with real resolve.
00:24I respect the decision that he has now made. Not an easy decision, but a decision that
00:30I know that he will have arrived at taking into account the best interests of the American
00:36people, and I look forward to working with him for the remainder of his presidency. Businesses,
00:43political leaders, and the Democratic Party to decide who they want to put forward. It
00:49is then for the American people to decide who they want as their president. My approach
00:56will be to respect that decision making, and to be clear that we will work with whoever
01:02the American people elect into office, as you would expect, particularly given the nature
01:07of the special relationship between our two countries. Forged in difficult circumstances,
01:13endured for years, and very important to me and very important to all American presidents.