In his first address to the nation since quitting the race, 81-year-old US President Joe Biden gave an Oval Office speech Wednesday night explaining his historic decision to step aside as the Democratic candidate in this November's election and pass the torch to Kamala Harris.
Summary:
- Biden did not mention Trump, his former Republican opponent, in his 10-minute Oval Office address.
- The US president sought to use the address to outline the stakes in the election which both Biden and Harris have framed as a choice between freedom and chaos.
- The president says he’s going to keep working over his final six months in office. He’s seeking to make the case for his legacy of sweeping domestic legislation and the renewal of alliances abroad.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
