How the world reacted to Joe Biden dropping out of presidential race

How the world reacted to Joe Biden dropping out of presidential raceBBC, CBS, CNN

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00:00I respect the decision that he has now made, not an easy decision, but a decision that

00:05I know that he will have arrived at taking into account the best interests of the American

00:09people, and I look forward to working with him for the remainder of his presidency.

00:15President Biden has been a dedicated public servant and wants to make sure he puts the

00:19interests of the American people first, and that's what his decision has been about.

00:23I'm sorry, this was a very difficult decision, and one that I think reflects the very best

00:28of who Joe Biden is.

00:30President Joe Biden has said that he is going to stand down from the presidential race and

00:36not seek re-election to the White House in November.

00:40This is a huge moment for him, for his family, for all of us who love him, for all of us

00:45who wanted him to get across the finish line.

00:47When your arm gets tired, you let somebody else finish pitching the game.

00:58A little over a year ago when I entered this race, I predicted that President Biden suffered

01:05from a degenerative condition that was not going to improve and that it would make it

01:10impossible for him to govern effectively.

01:14The reaction of the DNC to that obvious condition was to hide it from the American public.

01:28I'm sorry, this was a very difficult decision, and one that I think reflects the very best

01:29of who Joe Biden is.

01:30President Joe Biden has said that he is going to stand down from the presidential race

01:31and not seek re-election to the White House in November.

01:32This is a huge moment for him, for his family, for all of us who wanted him to get across

01:33the finish line.

01:34When your arm gets tired, you let somebody else finish pitching the game.

01:35A little over a year ago when I entered this race, I predicted that President Biden

01:36suffered from a degenerative condition that was not going to improve and that it would

01:37make it impossible for him to govern effectively.

01:38The reaction of the DNC to that obvious condition was to hide it from the American public.

01:39The reaction of the DNC to that obvious condition was to hide it from the American public.

01:40I'm sorry, this was a very difficult decision, and one that I think reflects the very best

01:41of who Joe Biden is.

01:42President Joe Biden has said that he is going to stand down from the presidential race

01:43and not seek re-election to the White House in November.

01:44This is a huge moment for him, for his family, for all of us who wanted him to get across

01:45the finish line.

01:46When your arm gets tired, you let somebody else finish pitching the game.

01:47A little over a year ago when I entered this race, I predicted that President Biden

01:48suffered from a degenerative condition that was not going to improve and that it would

01:49make it impossible for him to govern effectively.

01:50The reaction of the DNC to that obvious condition was to hide it from the American public.

01:51The reaction of the DNC to that obvious condition was to hide it from the American public.

01:52The reaction of the DNC to that obvious condition was to hide it from the American public.