In an Oval Office speech this evening, President Biden will address his decision to abandon his race for a second term and his plans to “finish the job for the American people” during his final months in office. “I have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,” Biden is expected to say, per speech excerpts released by the White House. “That is the best way to unite our nation.”Biden is also expected to highlight some of his priorities in the final six months of his term, including lowering costs, defending voting rights and protecting access to abortion. The remarks will be Biden’s first to the public since bowing to pressure from the Democratic Party and withdrawing from the presidential campaign on Sunday.
