Joe Biden Says Dropping Out Of 2024 Race Was ‘Hard’ Because His Presidency Was Just ‘So Successful’

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Joe Biden Says Dropping Out Of 2024 Race Was ‘Hard’ Because His Presidency Was Just ‘So Successful’

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Former President Joe Biden claimed in an interview broadcast Wednesday that it was difficult for him to drop out of the 2024 presidential election because his single term in office was a great success. Biden told BBC in…

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