Finally Joe Biden steps down from America presidential race… mentions vice president Kamala Harris as successor

The president of the United States of America, Mr Joe Biden has officially announced that he will not be seeking second term in office.

In a statement on Sunday, 81 year old Biden said it is his intention to seek reelection as president, but his decision to withdraw from the race is in the interest of his party and country.

Meanwhile, Biden’s decision follows weeks of mounting pressure from within his own party and from prominent Democratic donors urging him to step aside for the sake of the party’s future.

However, the announcement marks a huge shift in the political landscape as the Democratic Party must now quickly organize to select a new nominee before August 7.

“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,” Biden said in a statement posted on social media.

“I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision.”

In a second post, Biden endorsed Harris to succeed him as the nominee.

“My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this,” he wrote, including a photo of him with the vice president.