Joe Biden Drops Out

Published 2024-07-22
President Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as his replacement.


Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, discusses how the race for the White House has suddenly been turned upside down.


Guest: Peter Baker (www.nytimes.com/by/peter-baker) , the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.


Background reading: 

• Mr. Biden dropped out of the presidential race (www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/biden-drops…) , scrambling the campaign for the White House.
• Inside the weekend when he decided to withdraw (www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/biden-withd…) .
• How will Democrats replace Mr. Biden (www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/biden-repla…) at the top of the presidential ticket?

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All Comments (7)
  • @Tahir_Ali
    Where’s Ezra - New York Times. We want to hear from Ezra.
  • @Dasein2005
    Vote for anyone that isn’t Trump— period.
  • @kahlilbt
    This is honestly what I expected and I'm glad it's finally happened. Kamala isn't my political messiah of choice by any stretch but she's a damn sight nicer than Trimp or Biden for the next 4 years.