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Joe Biden Tells ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ That He Thought Staying In 2024 Race Would Be “A Real Distraction” To Effort To Defeat Donald Trump
The president gave his first sit down interview since his decision to drop out of the 2024 race.
In his first sit down interview since stepping aside in the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden said that he concluded that staying in the contest would prove to be a “real distraction,” citing the comments of Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill who feared he would drag down other candidates. The president also praised Harris’ choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, calling him “my kind of guy.” “If we grew up in the same neighborhood, we’d have been friends,” Biden said. Biden also pushed back on questions about his health, after his performance in the June debate generated alarm among Democratic lawmakers, donors and supporters.
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