U.S. President Joe BidenAndrew Harnik/Getty

President Biden on X announced that he is ending his reelection bid, bowing to immense pressure to step aside following his disastrous debate performance late last month that led to near-constant questioning of his physical ability to campaign and mounting skepticism of his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump as polls worsened.

In a post on X, he said he would address the nation later this week.

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In a separate post, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.

My fellow Democrats, I have........

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