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Biden: I Would Have Beaten 'Loser' Trump

President tells The View that he's 'at peace' with his decision to step aside

(Newser) - President Biden praised his preferred successor and called his predecessor a "loser" on ABC's The View on Wednesday. In the half-hour interview, he said he was "at peace" with his decision to step aside. "Look, when I ran for this last term, I said I saw...

FBI: Biden Campaign Staffers Were Sent Hacked Trump Info

Unsolicited emails were sent by Iranian hackers, federal agencies say

(Newser) - Donald Trump's campaign said Wednesday that President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris should "come clean" about information Iranian hackers stole from it. Federal agencies said Wednesday that the hackers sent information to people associated with the Biden campaign in June and July. The FBI, the Office of...

Biden: Before Trump, KKK Stayed Under Hoods

President elaborates on decision to drop out of race

(Newser) - A Democratic victory in November is more important than a second term for him, President Biden said in an interview, giving Donald Trump's response to the fatal clash in Charlottesville as a major reason. "Every other time the Ku Klux Klan has been involved, they wore hoods so...

Biden to Give Oval Office Address on Wednesday
Biden Will Speak Wednesday
Jul 23, 2024 11:04 AM CDT

Biden Will Speak Wednesday

President will speak on 'what lies ahead' and how he plans to 'finish the job'

(Newser) - President 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...

What Other World Leaders Are Saying About Biden

Reactions are largely laudatory, but somewhat measured

(Newser) - The rest of the world is also wrapping its head around what just happened in the 2024 presidential race. A roundup of comments from world leaders about President Biden's decision to step aside in the 2024 election:
  • Britain: Recently elected PM Keir Starmer called Biden's decision "based
...

Senior Staff Learned of Biden Decision 1 Minute Before Public

While other staffers found out when they were told to check X

(Newser) - President Biden, ill with COVID-19, had taken to his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, vacation home. Up until Sunday, he was determined to stay in the 2024 presidential race, reports the AP in its extensive look at the timeline of his decision to step aside. But on Sunday, at his beach house...

Biden Is Out. Now What?
Biden Is Out. Now What?
the rundown
Jul 21, 2024 5:00 PM CDT

Biden Is Out. Now What?

Convention delegates have the responsibility of deciding the nominee

(Newser) - President Biden's withdrawal leaves Democrats with decisions to make. He's endorsed his vice president as his successor, but there are many moving parts involved; it's not as simple as Biden transferring his pending nomination to Kamala Harris. The decision on the party's next standard-bearer is now...

Biden Ends His Candidacy, Endorses Harris to Replace Him

Democratic Party's next move is unclear

(Newser) - President Biden on Sunday dropped his bid for reelection, as more members of his party called on him to leave the race in light of his disastrous debate performance against Republican Donald Trump. "I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me...

West Wing Writer Suggests Flipping Script in Biden Drama

Aaron Sorkin recommends Democrats look outside the party for a replacement nominee

(Newser) - Aaron Sorkin appears to recognize that The West Wing's President Bartlet wasn't real. But Martin Sheen's character dealt with a serious illness in the show's second season while considering whether to seek reelection, and the writer wonders how that storyline might have gone differently, and whether...

Ex-Democrat Calls on Biden to Leave Race

Joe Manchin, now an independent, urges president to 'pass the torch'

(Newser) - Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat turned independent, urged President Biden on Sunday to drop his reelection bid and focus on the remaining months of his presidency. "I came to the decision with a heavy heart that I think it's time to pass the torch to a new generation,...

Increasingly Abandoned by His Allies, Biden 'Fuming'

As the drumbeat from his own party sounds to get him to step aside, president is isolated in Delaware

(Newser) - On a weekend in which he was rumored to be taking his name off the top of the ticket, the New York Times reports that President Biden is recovering from COVID at his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, and there's likely some fist-shaking going on in the general direction...

Three Weeks Is Enough, Mr. President


Three Weeks
Is Enough,
Mr. President
OPINION
Jul 19, 2024 2:02 PM CDT

Three Weeks Is Enough, Mr. President

Slate columnist argues Biden has been given enough time to exit the race with dignity

(Newser) - The departure of President Biden from the 2024 is starting to look inevitable , writes Ben Mathis-Lilley in Slate . In his view, Biden should not delay much longer in exiting the race. Some wanted to force him out of the race immediately after his faltering debate performance, which his family feared...

Report: Biden's Family Considers Exit Plan

President vows to be back on campaign trail even as more Democrats ask him to bow out

(Newser) - President Biden on Friday promised he'd be back on the campaign trail next week, apparently dashing predictions he might bow out of the race as early as this weekend. In a statement, Biden said he wanted to make the case against Donald Trump and speak about "my own...

Another Senator Urges Biden to Drop Out

Jon Tester is facing a tough reelection battle in Montana

(Newser) - And then there were two. On Thursday, Sen. Jon Tester became the second Democratic senator to openly call for President Biden to drop out of the presidential race. The senator from Montana is among the Democratic incumbents seen as most vulnerable this fall, Politico reports. "I have worked with...

Reports Suggest Biden Has Lost Obama, Too

Washington Post and the AP say the former president is airing his concerns to allies

(Newser) - The biggest name of all among Democrats has been added to the list of those expressing doubts about President Biden's candidacy—Barack Obama. On Thursday, two outlets reported that the former president has aired his concerns to allies, though not necessarily to the president himself. The wording is nuanced:...

Report Suggests a Crack in Biden's I-Won't-Quit Stance
Report Suggests a Crack
in Biden's I-Won't-Quit Stance
The rundown
Jul 18, 2024 10:23 AM CDT

Report Suggests a Crack in Biden's I-Won't-Quit Stance

Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi also warned president about November

(Newser) - The pressure continues to build on President Biden from Democrats worried he will hurt the party in November, but at least one report suggests the president is growing "more receptive" to the pleas. New developments:
  • A shift? The New York Times has the "more receptive" angle after talking
...

Biden Appears to Lose Support of 2 Heavyweights

Schumer, Jeffries privately urge president to withdraw, reports say

(Newser) - Things are moving fast on the question of whether President Biden will remain the Democratic nominee: In a major development, the Washington Post reports that both Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told the president he would hurt the party's chances in Congress should...

Biden Tests Positive for COVID While on Campaign Trail

President has had his first dose of Paxlovid, physician says, reporting mild symptoms

(Newser) - President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing "mild symptoms" from the infection, the White House said. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden will fly to his home in Delaware, where he will "self-isolate and will continue to carry out all...

Biden Suggests He Only Planned to Serve One Term

But now, he'd only consider dropping out if a 'medical condition' emerged

(Newser) - With the Democratic National Convention a month away, President Biden says there is only one thing that would make him consider dropping out of the race—and it's not opposition from Democratic lawmakers or George Clooney . In excerpts from an interview with BET News' Ed Gordon due to air...

Biden: 'Bull's-Eye' Comment About Trump Was a Mistake

NBC says president's interview will be broadcast unedited

(Newser) - President Biden told NBC News in an interview airing Monday night that it was a "mistake" to say he wanted to put a "bull's-eye" on Donald Trump, but he argued that the rhetoric coming from his Republican opponent has been more incendiary. The president said he was...

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