President Joe Biden just announced that he no longer plans to seek reelection.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in a statement. “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.”
In a subsequent post, Biden offers his “full support and endorsement” for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s nominee.
The announcement comes after Biden’s appearance at the June 27 presidential debate reignited concerns about the 81-year-old candidate’s age, prompting parts of the Democratic Party and its donor base — including notable names in the tech world — to pressure him to drop out.
Venture capitalist Michael Moritz said this week that Biden must step aside, and he said he was putting his donations to the Democratic on hold in the meantime. Another VC, Ted Dintersmith, co-authored a plan for a proposed “blitz primary” process designed to select Biden’s replacement. Other tech industry Democrats have been visible in the process even if their positions are less clear — Harris met with a group of Silicon Valley donors including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman on Friday.
Source : Techcrunch
