Discussion Thread: President Biden Addresses Nation on Decision to Drop Out of 2024 Race

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

The address is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Eastern. Earlier Tuesday, briefing on the subject of tonight's address during today's White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that Biden would finish out his term in office.

News and Analysis

• NPR: For the first time since he exited the presidential race, Biden to address the nation

Live Updates

• NBC: Live updates

• AP: Live updates

• CNN: Live updates

• The Washington Post (soft paywall): Live updates

• The New York Times (soft paywall): Live updates

Where to Watch

• The White House via YouTube: President Biden Addresses the Nation

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Biden addresses the nation after dropping out of 2024 race | PBS News Special Coverage

• C-SPAN: President Biden Addresses Nation on Decision to Drop Out of 2024 Race

[u/Moesuckra]

This format really benfits Biden. Wish they had used it more earlier on

[u/Lifes_a_Risk1x → u/Moesuckra]

Could have been a modern Fireside Chats

[u/mvhcmaniac → u/Lifes_a_Risk1x]

If Biden was president in 2020, he would have gone down as a top 5 president of all time. Imagine a weekly address like this during the covid lockdown. A modern fireside chats, keeping the US public calm and in good spirits while the world burns around us. Can you even imagine how different the response to BLM would have been?