Biden Explains Himself to the Public After Quitting the Presidential Race

President Joe Biden, in a live, televised Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday, explained his decision to “pass the torch to a new generation” via his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor, and, with a clear nod to GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, told Americans that they have the power to make sure that “kings and dictators do not rule.”

Biden, having recovered from COVID, returned to Washington from Delaware earlier in the day, marking his first time back in the White House since ending his reelection bid last weekend.

“I have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. That is the best way to unite our nation,” the president said in his second address from behind the Resolute Desk this month, and fourth overall.

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