President Joe Biden, in a live, televised Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday, explained his decision to “pass the torch to a new generation” via his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor, and, with a clear nod to GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, told Americans that they have the power to make sure that “kings and dictators do not rule.”
Biden, having recovered from COVID, returned to Washington from Delaware earlier in the day, marking his first time back in the White House since ending his reelection bid last weekend.
That announcement, effectively bringing an end to a half-century in American politics, was borne out of a recognition that “personal ambition” must take a back seat to the interests of the nation, he said Wednesday.
