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The story dominates the UK, US and global newspapers and online websites with reports looking back at Joe Biden’s political career as well as looking forward to what a potential Harris government would look like. Several papers report on donations coming in for the Democratic party since the announcement and all eyes are on the latest polling.
The story also dominates social media.
Trending – Joe Biden drops out of the presidential election race
It’ll be no surprise that today’s biggest trending story – across the globe – is news the current sitting US President has announced he will not seek re-election. Joe Biden will remain in office until the end of his term. He has given his support to his vice president Kamala Harris – who is widely expected to become the official Democratic nominee – and will face Donald Trump in the November election.
Trouble started for the 81-year-old president a few weeks ago when he delivered a disastrous TV debate with Donald Trump, leaving many questioning his age and mental fitness. Since the debate, the president has also suffered several other high-profile gaffes. More and more top democrats and democratic figures have called upon the president to step aside to allow for a younger candidate to face Trump as polls increasingly showed Biden would struggle against the Republican nominee.