Striking claim regarding Biden's withdrawal from the race: When did he decide?

In the U.S., where the presidential election will be held on November 5, 2024, incumbent President Joe Biden has announced his withdrawal from the race.

New details have emerged regarding the process leading up to Biden's withdrawal from the candidacy.

It was stated that the decision to withdraw from the Democratic Party presidential nomination, which Biden announced on Sunday, came as a surprise even to his own advisors.

Biden's senior White House officials and campaign team spent the entire week stating that Biden was determined to remain in the presidential race. 

HE ABANDONED HIS CANDIDACY ON SUNDAY MORNING

According to the BBC, on Saturday, Biden's advisors were preparing a campaign schedule for the President to follow upon his return to duty from Covid-19 isolation. Meanwhile, Biden was trying to overcome Covid at his home in Delaware and evaluating the increasing pressure on him to withdraw from the race. According to sources speaking to the BBC, Biden abandoned his decision to continue his candidacy on Sunday morning.

THEY DISCUSSED WHETHER BIDEN HAD A CHANCE TO BEAT TRUMP

According to sources, on Saturday afternoon, Biden met with a team of people close to him; his closest advisor Steve Richetti, chief strategist Mike Donilon, deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini, and First Lady Jill Biden's chief of staff Anthony Bernal. This team reviewed the polls and discussed whether Biden had a chance to beat Trump.

According to the report, the Biden camp expected more Democrats to call for him to withdraw this week in the scenario where the President remained in the race. After the poll results and these possibilities were discussed, Biden made the most difficult decision of his 50-year political career and gave up the Democratic Party nomination. After the decision was made, Biden and Donilon prepared the statement in which the President would announce he would not be a candidate, while Richetti took on the task of disseminating the statement and informing Biden's team.

HE MADE THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW ON SUNDAY MORNING

According to sources, Biden made his final decision to withdraw from the race on Sunday morning; he separately called Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon, and Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden then held a video call with the most senior White House officials around 1:45 p.m. local time. About a minute after this meeting ended, the statement announcing that Biden was withdrawing from the race, which became the center of the world's agenda, was published.

"HE ONLY SHARED THE DECISION WITH HIS INNER CIRCLE"

A White House official speaking to the BBC said, "Biden said he had been thinking about this for a few days. He only shared the decision with his inner circle." Many White House staff and election campaign workers were unaware of Biden's plans and learned that he was no longer a candidate via social media.

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