Tonight, President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee. After weeks of speculation, criticism of his candidacy, concern about his health, and withdrawal of donors, President Biden finally said: “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
What comes next? With the Democratic National Convention less than a month away, Michael Moynihan went live on X with Free Press contributors Walter Kirn, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Eli Lake, and Olivia Reingold, as well Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips (who challenged Joe Biden during the primaries), to discuss this historic turn and how it will impact the election.
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What a disappointing podcast. I turn to The FP to hear divergent, well thought out positions. I felt like I was listening to partisan media. The host was completely biased in tone and language. I expect to be able to turn here to be able to learn. Please do better.
I feel like I was listening to Fox news with this episode. It was caddy, nasty, whiny and biased. Dean Philips is the only one who was worth listening to. What a major waste of time and disappointment. And Batya has got to stop whining.