BIDEN FINISHES HIS BID FOR SECOND TERM IN THE WHITE HOUSE AS HE LEAVES HIS 2024 RUN WITH TRUMP
“I think it was a coup. They didn’t need him to run. He was down in the polls and they thought he was going to lose,” Trump said. “They came up to him and said, ‘You can’t win the race,’ which I think is true, unless you do something really stupid, which I’m not going to do, and I think he was so far away and they said, ‘No. ‘ “You’re going to win, you’re not in great shape, and you did poorly in the debate. ” “I think that’s the debate that started it all. “
“I know a lot of other people on the other side also went and forced him out between Pelosi and Obama and some others you see on TV. It’s interesting,” he continued. I saw them on television and they were very well behaved. ‘Oh yes, we enjoyed you. We enjoyed you backstage. “I know for a fact that they were brutal. “
Biden addressed the country on Wednesday for the first time since dropping out of the 2024 election on Sunday, saying he was passing the torch to “a new generation,” while once again lending his help to Vice President Kamala Harris in her crusade to secure a Democratic Party. victory. quote.
“The most productive way forward was to pass the torch to a new generation. It is the most productive way to unite our nation. You know, there is a time and a place for many years of “There is also a time and a place for new voices, brand new voices, yes, younger voices, and that time and that position is now,” Biden said.
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The speech lasted about 11 minutes, with the president sitting at Resolute’s table in the Oval Office, touting his years in political office and his decision to step down. Members of the president’s inner circle were present for the speech, including first daughter Jill Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, son Hunter Biden and others.
“It’s like a dreadful speech,” Trump said. He seemed to be in trouble, and yet, looking at the other channels, you’d think it’s Ronald Reagan in his prime, Winston Churchill in his prime, and he doesn’t know it. It’s not smart. . . It is not an intelligent discourse. “
“That’s what’s happening,” he continued. The press is like that, it’s like that. Everyone can see that it was a problem. “
Biden announced his departure from the presidential race in position X while self-isolating in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, after being diagnosed with COVID-19 last Wednesday. After suffering “mild symptoms” and “general malaise” following his diagnosis, he gained a negative diagnosis on Tuesday of this week and returned to the White House.
His visit to the nation’s capital on Tuesday marked the first time Biden had been seen in public since his reelection bid was suspended and the first time since he was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 17.
“I knew there was a coup in the palace and I imagine she would probably pull it off,” Trump said of Harris. “She had the upper hand. “
Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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Bailee Hill is an associate editor at Fox News Digital. The story can be sent to bailee. hill@fox. com
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