The current President of the United States, Joe Biden, named the reason why he decided not to seek a second term.
According to the politician, he withdrew his candidacy so as not to “harm” his fellow party members in the elections to the country’s highest legislative body.
Americans will elect new parliamentarians on November 5 this year: the presidential elections will be held on the same day.
Biden spoke about the reasons for leaving the presidential race in an interview with one of the American television channels, reports.
Why Biden withdrew his candidacy
According to the current head of the White House, polls indicated that the presidential race was “neck and neck.”
Biden is confident that in the end he would be able to defeat Trump.
However, according to the American leader, “it so happened” that some of his fellow party members, who are members of Congress, came to the conclusion that the current US president would “harm” them in the elections.
Biden admitted that he then had the following concerns: if he continues to fight for the White House, then this “will become a topic for discussion.”
In addition, the politician emphasized that he initially perceived himself as a “president of the transition period.”
Biden also made the following admission: it is difficult for him to talk about his age.
The current head of the American state summed up: his main goal is to ensure that the representative of the US Democratic Party defeats Donald Trump.
Let us remind you that Kamala Harris is now the Democratic candidate for the highest government office in the United States.
