According to two sources, President Joe Biden of the United States had little time for his staff when he declared his decision to quit from the 2024 presidential race last Sunday. He spent forty-eight hours considering some polls on declining winning chances.
Despite informing numerous aides the night before that he was going to proceed with his campaign against Republican contestor Donald Trump in November, Biden reconsidered after looking at polling data. Before making it public through a letter addressed to the nation, he made it known to all by having a conference call with his senior White House and campaign team.
Biden spent most of this weekend reflecting on more and more Democrats pressurizing him greatly about stepping down from the race while isolating himself at his Rehoboth Beach Delaware home after testing positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. Senior long-time aids like Annie Tomasini, Steve Richetti, and also Mike Donilon and Anthony Bernal who is Jill Biden’s top aide joined him.
Having decided, Biden read out on a call what would be posted as a letter. “He read us the letter and wanted us to know where he came from; he told us that over the past couple of days it had been hard for him,” one official said. After making this announcement White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients apprised key members of White House staff who were mostly taken aback.
Biden’s selection was done within weeks after an appalling debate performance with Trump that raised concerns about mental acuity for the octogenarian democratic leader.
Afterwards Biden began losing ground in critical swing states compared to Trump following debate leaving his campaign in search of a narrow path toward re-election.
