Biden drops out of 2024 reelection race, bowing to Democratic Party doubts
![President Biden seems to lose his train of thought and badly stumbled during a debate with former President Donald Trump on June 27, sparking cries to drop out of the race.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8076x5384+0+0/resize/8076x5384!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fba%2Fee%2F7efab5fc42d4b1954a0ee44875ae%2Fgettyimages-2158931023.jpg)
President Biden announced that he will discontinue his campaign to seek a second term in the White House, throwing the Democratic race for 2024 wide open.
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