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Biden Says He Dropped Out of Race to ‘Pass the Torch to a New Generation;’ White House Claims It Had ‘Nothing to Do With His Health’

Joe Biden gave an Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday evening to explain why he dropped out of the presidential race—and as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean insisted earlier in the day, the reason had “nothing to do with his health.”

Rather, it was allegedly his dedication to a country that “still believes in “honesty, decency, respect, freedom, justice and democracy” that convinced him it was the right thing to do. [Not Nancy Pelosi’s threat that “we can do this the easy way or the hard way” because he was losing big in the polls].

Biden delivered his speech in the Oval Office while his son Hunter Biden, Hunter’s daughter Finnegan Biden, Biden’s daughter Ashley Biden, Ashley’s husband Howard Krein, and Jill Biden sat nearby and listened solemnly.

“This sacred task of protecting our union is not about me, it’s about you, your families, your futures. It’s about ‘we the people,'” Biden intoned. “I’ve made it clear that I believe America as at an inflection point, one of those rare moments in history when the decisions we make now will determine the fate of our nation and the world to decades to come,” he said.

In a throwback to his  2020 campaign rhetoric, Biden continued: “America’s going to have to choose between moving forward or backward, between hope and hate, between unity and division. We have to decide, do we still believe in honesty, decency, respect, freedom, justice and democracy*.”

Insisting he would “always level with” the American people and tell the truth, Biden tried to explain why he stepped down from the presidential race without admitting that it was health-related, or due to his massive unpopularity.

“In recent weeks, it’s become clear to me that I need to unite my party in this critical endeavor,” he said.

Jean Pierre told skeptical reporters earlier Wednesday that Biden believed he could serve another four years, and in his speech, Wednesday night, Biden indicated that he thought he deserved a second term.

“I believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for America’s future all merited a second term, but nothing—nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy—that includes personal ambition,” Biden said.

Without explaining why, he asserted that the time to “pass the torch” to a new generation was now.

“You know, there is a time and a place for long years of experience in public life. But there’s also a time and a place for new voices, fresh voices, yes, younger voices. And that time and place is now,” he said.

Biden went on to outline what he hopes to achieve in his remaining six months in office, citing a long litany of left-wing policies he would continue to push, including “the right to vote and the right to choose.” And he vowed to keep speaking out against “hate and extremism,” “gun violence” and “the existential threat of climate crisis.”

Biden also said he would keep fighting for his Cancer Moonshot boondoggle that was launched in 2016 when he was vice president “so we can end cancer as we know it.”

And he ominously added, “I’m going to call for Supreme Court reform because this is critical to out democracy.”

Biden went on to assert that he ran for president four years ago because he believed “the soul of America was at stake,” and claimed that is still the case.

He concluded his speech without taking any questions from the media.

Former Bush White House speechwriter Ari Fleischer summed up Biden’s speech well on X: “I was going to lose. So I quit. I hope Kamala can do better than me.”

*When Democrats say “Democracy,” they mean their hold on power.

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About Debra Heine

Debra Heine is a conservative Catholic mom of six and longtime political pundit. She has written for several conservative news websites over the years, including Breitbart and PJ Media.

Photo: WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. The president addressed reasons for abruptly ending his run for a second term after initially rejecting calls from some top Democrats to do so, and outlined what he hopes to accomplish in his remaining months in office. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

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