First Lady Jill Biden broke her silence about her husband’s decision to abruptly end his re-election campaign saying he “made the right call.”
“It’s time for something new,” Biden told ABC News’ Deborah Roberts. “It was the right call.”
The president announced in late July that he would be ending his re-election bid, following mounting pressure from Democrats and a disastrous debate performance against former President Trump in June.
“I’ve had such a great four years,” she said. “And Joe and I, I mean really it has been the honor of our lives. It’ll be tough to maybe step away from it, but we’re starting a new chapter of our lives. A new journey.”
“We’ve been in politics 50 years. I think we’re ready for the new journey,” Jill Biden said.
Following the June debate between Biden and Trump, the first lady told her husband that he had done a “great job,” despite a performance that was widely criticized. She told the president on stage during an event that followed the debate, “Joe, you did such a great job! You answered every question, you knew all the facts!”
The president’s performance during the June debate prompted several Democrats, liberal media figures and more to call on Biden to drop out of the race. President Biden strongly resisted the calls at first, insisting there was no way he would drop out but he finally succumbed on July 21 and threw his support behind Harris.
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