On Saturday, family and close advisers are said to have rushed to President Joe Biden’s holiday home in Rehoboth, Delaware. The decision that he was going to withdraw from the presidential election was about to be made. Yet few knew what unfolded over the weekend in Delaware. According to the New York Times, several of his closest people received the message barely a minute before Biden pressed publish on the open letter at X. It was just before eight o’clock Norwegian time that Joe Biden withdrew his candidacy. Photo: AP Ambiguous signals It was on Wednesday that Biden last appeared in public. Then he landed in the state of Delaware. – It’s going well, a corona-sick Biden told the press when he got off the private plane. On Thursday, people close to him said that Biden had begun to accept that he might have to withdraw from the race for the presidency, sources told the New York Times. On Friday, even more called for Biden to resign. According to the BBC, a total of 26 Democrats in the House of Representatives asked the president to reconsider his candidacy. On Saturday morning, Biden told his senior aides that it was still “full speed ahead” for the campaign, writes Politico. But a little later that day, Biden entered the phone numbers of two close advisers. Biden asked them to come to his vacation home. A decision had begun to take shape. Writing the letter through the night, Steve Ricchetti and Mike Donilon rushed to Biden’s vacation home. Steve Ricchetti is one of Biden’s closest advisers. Mike Donilon is Biden’s chief strategist and longtime speechwriter. They were informed of the historic decision, according to the New York Times. Their boss had made the choice to withdraw as a presidential candidate. The two will be tasked with initiating the process around the public announcement, according to CNN. The following night they drafted the letter that would turn the election campaign on its head. This letter is shared by Joe Biden on his private account at X Sunday evening Norwegian time. Photo: Screenshot / X Got word minutes before the public Biden called three people in the early hours of the morning on Sunday. The three were Vice President Kamala Harris, White House Chief of Staff Jeffrey Zients, and campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon, writes the New York Times. Biden and Harris spoke several times Sunday before Biden’s decision was announced. He expressed full support for Harris as a presidential candidate. US President Joe Biden called Vice President Kamala Harris shortly before withdrawing from the presidential race. Photo: THE WHITE HOUSE At 1:45 p.m. local time, one minute before Biden published the letter, he sent out a message thanking his staff. One of those who got the message was Anita Dunn. She is responsible for the president’s communication strategy. Anita Dunn ruled out on Saturday that Biden was going to resign. On Sunday, she received a counter-notice. Photo: Carolyn Kaster / Reuters Dunn is said to have assured everyone shortly beforehand that Biden was not going to resign, according to White House staff who have spoken to Politico. Later, Dunn will tell the employees that everyone processed the news at the same time. Joe Biden graces many newspaper covers after he withdraws as presidential candidate. Photo: Reuters At 1:46 p.m. local time, a corona-sick Biden pressed the button. The letter was published on X. Biden’s corona illness is said to have been the reason why the message came here, and not at a more traditional press conference, according to the New York Times. With the letter, Joe Biden has written himself into the history books. The last time a president withdrew his candidacy was in 1968. Then it happened in the month of March. It is now just over three months until the US election. Published 22.07.2024, at 00.51 Updated 22.07.2024, at 12.19
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