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Read: President Joe Biden's statement announcing he is dropping re-election bid

Read: President Joe Biden's statement announcing he is dropping re-election bid

On Sunday afternoon President Joe Biden announced he will discontinue his campaign to run for re-election and posted a statement on his X account.

The president has reportedly been under considerable pressure to step aside since his poor debate performance weeks ago and on Sunday he finally relented.

You can see his statement below:

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