Donald Trump has said Joe Biden is ‘the worst President in the history of the United States‘ after he announced he was stepping down from running for re-election.
He wrote on his social media platform Truth: ‘Crooked Joe Biden is the Worst President, by far, in the History of our Nation.
‘He has done everything possible to destroy our Country, from our Southern Border, to Energy Dominance, National Security, International Standing, and so much more.
‘He was annihilated in an Earth Shattering Debate, and now the Corrupt and Radical Democrats are throwing him overboard. He was not fit to serve from the very beginning, but the people around him lied to America about his Complete and Total Mental, Physical, and Cognitive Demise.
‘Whoever the Left puts up now will just be more of the same. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!’
The incumbent president, who is currently self-isolating with Covid, made the announcement via a post on social media site X.
He wrote: ‘It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President.
‘And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interests of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term.’
Former presidents have also tweeted their reactions including Barack Obama who wrote: ‘Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me.
‘Today, we’ve also been reminded – again – that he’s a patriot of the highest order.’
And Bill Clinton paid tribute to his ‘extraordinary’ and ‘brilliant’ career as a politician.
Biden’s announcement comes after weeks of pressure from within his own party to step aside.
It follows a disastrous debate which was aired on CNN last month.
During the debate, Biden appeared confused and unable to finish his sentences.
Though he appeared to rally in the immediate aftermath of his performance, the following weeks have seen gaffe after gaffe amid frantic momentum and calls for him to step aside.
References to himself as ‘the first black woman’ to serve in the White House, and to President Volodymyr Zelensky as President Vladimir Putin, only further exacerbated pre-existing concerns over an apparent decline in his cognitive health.
Biden has endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee in this year’s high-stakes election.
In a statement posted on the social media site X, Biden described choosing the former California attorney general to be his second-in-command as ‘the best decision I’ve ever made’.
The endorsement sets up 59-year-old Harris to take on Donald Trump – the Republican Party’s nominee for the third election in a row – in November.
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