Biden to address nation on his decision to drop reelection bid

President Biden will address the nation Wednesday night.
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid.

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Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will speak at 5 p.m. PT.

The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Tuesday after isolating at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home after being diagnosed last week with COVID-19.

Biden has not been seen publicly since July 17, but he called into a campaign meeting on Monday to address staff and express his support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid to replace him a day after announcing he would leave the race.

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