President Joe Biden has announced that he is . On July 21, the president, 81, released a statement on social media confirming he will not continue his reelection campaign. "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," he wrote, in part. He also added that he will continue to serve out the rest of his term. The president said he would share more information with the nation about his decision later this week.
Wife Jill Biden and simply added a heart emoji. In 1975, after they were fixed up by his brother Frank Biden. before they tied the knot in 1977.
Prior to meeting Jill Biden, Joe Biden had been living as a single dad for five years after his wife, Neilia, 30, and their 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car crash a week before Christmas in 1972. The young politician’s sons, Beau and Hunter Biden, ages 4 and 3, were critically injured. In April 2024, Biden about his struggle with intense grief following the loss of Neilia and Naomi.
“I used to sit there and just think, ‘I’m going to take out a bottle of scotch,’” he recalled. “I’m going to just drink it and get drunk.” At one point, Joe Biden said he contemplated suicide.
“I thought, ‘Let me just go to the Delaware Memorial (Bridge) and jump,.