
President Joe Biden did not end his reelection bid due to health concerns, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
The president will state his reasons for ending the campaign in a televised address at 8 p.m. on July 24.
The highly anticipated appearance will occur after days of speculation about the president’s health following his testing positive for COVID-19 on July 19 and subsequent retreat to his Rehoboth Beach house in Delaware to recover.
There, after consulting with family and close advisers, the president reversed his position after weeks of assuring the public that he would remain the Democratic candidate despite rising pressure from elected Democrats who had come to believe he would not win reelection….