PresidentJoe Bidenis ending his bid for re-election and dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.

I want to thank Vice PresidentKamala Harrisfor being an extraordinary partner in all this work.

“And its been the best decision Ive made.

President Joe Biden addresses supporters at a campaign event at Renaissance High School on July 12, 2024

President Joe Biden.Getty

Democrats its time to come together and beat Trump.

Lets do this.”

Biden said he would speak to the nation later this week to provide more detail about his decision.

Joe Biden, right, greets actor George Clooney during the Kennedy Center honoree reception

Joe Biden and George Clooney.Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images

He even noted that he witnessed Biden’s decline in person at a political event three weeks before.

“He wasnt even the Joe Biden of 2020.

He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.”

The ViewcohostsSara Haines and former Trump White House communications staffer Alyssa Farah Griffinvoiced their concerns about Biden in June.