Want to know what Biden said when he dropped out? The full letter is here.
![President Biden ended his run for a second term in office, a bombshell decision less than four months before Election Day, bowing to pressure from his party.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/6720x4480!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F69%2Ffd%2Fb52382a94341b33b6851826828c0%2Fgettyimages-1160262759.jpg)
Read the full text of President Biden's letter withdrawing from the race to be the Democratic nominee and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to represent the party instead.
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