总统乔·拜登周日向全国宣布他是“放下武器“参加2024年总统竞选。
在与前总统的辩论中表现不佳后，几名民主党高层人士呼吁他放弃竞选连任唐纳德·特朗普六月。
美国东部时间今晚7点至9点，在美国广播公司和美国广播公司新闻直播上观看美国广播公司新闻特别节目“拜登下台:白宫之战”。
阅读拜登宣布退出2024年竞选的完整信件:
“我的美国同胞们，在过去的三年半时间里，作为一个国家，我们取得了巨大的进步。今天，美国拥有世界上最强大的经济。我们在重建我们的国家、降低老年人的处方药费用以及将平价医疗扩大到创纪录数量的美国人方面进行了历史性的投资。我们已经为100万暴露在有毒物质中的退伍军人提供了急需的护理。通过了30年来第一部枪支安全法。
任命第一位非裔美国女性为最高法院法官。并通过了世界历史上最重要的气候立法。美国从未像今天这样处于领导地位。
我知道，没有你们，没有美国人民，这一切都不可能实现。我们一起克服了百年一遇的疫情和大萧条以来最严重的经济危机。我们保护和维护了我们的民主。我们重振并加强了我们在世界各地的联盟。
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作为你们的总统，是我一生中最大的荣幸。虽然我一直打算寻求连任，但我认为我下台并在剩余任期内专注于履行总统职责符合我的政党和国家的最佳利益。本周晚些时候，我将向全国发表讲话，详细阐述我的决定。
现在，让我向所有为我再次当选而努力工作的人表达我最深切的感谢。我要感谢副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯，在所有这些工作中，他是一个非凡的伙伴。让我衷心感谢美国人民对我的信任和信赖。今天，我相信我一直拥有的东西:只要我们齐心协力，没有什么是美国做不到的。我们只需要记住我们是美利坚合众国。"
在随后的一封邮件中X周日，拜登还宣布他支持副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯。
“我的民主党同胞们，我已经决定不接受提名，在剩余的任期内，我将把全部精力集中在总统的职责上。作为2020年的党内提名人，我的第一个决定就是选择卡玛拉·哈里斯作为我的副总统。这是我做过的最好的决定。今天，我要全力支持卡玛拉成为今年我党的提名人。民主党人——是时候团结起来打败特朗普了。让我们开始吧，”他写道。
Read President Joe Biden's full letter announcing he's leaving 2024 race
PresidentJoe Bidenannounced to the nation on Sunday that he is "standing down" from running in the 2024 presidential race.
The news comes as several top Democratic voices called for him to step aside from his bid for reelection after a shaky debate performance against former PresidentDonald Trumpin June.
Watch the ABC News special, "Biden Stands Down: The Race for the White House," tonight from 7-9 p.m. ET on ABC and ABC News Live.
Read Biden's full letter announcing his departure from the 2024 race below:
"My Fellow Americans,Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation.Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We've made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We've provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years.
Appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world. America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today.
I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We've protected and preserved our Democracy. And we've revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.
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It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. 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.I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision.
For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me reelected. I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have placed in me.I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing America can't do -- when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America."
In a follow-up message onXon Sunday, Biden also announced that he's endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
"My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats -- it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this," he wrote.
