Editing Joe Biden (section)

=== 2024 presidential campaign ===
{{Main|Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign}}
{{Further|2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Abandon Biden|2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate|Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election}}
[[File:President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the Oval Office 4.jpg|thumb|Biden addressing the nation after [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|his withdrawal]]]]
Ending months of speculation,<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/13/2024-campaigns-trump-biden-00073548 |title = Why the 2024 Race Is Eerily Quiet|last = Martin |first = Jonathan |newspaper = [[Politico]]|date = December 13, 2022|accessdate = July 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-reelection-bid-announcement-after-state-of-the-union-address/ |title = Biden likely to announce 2024 reelection bid not long after State of the Union address |last1 = Cordes |first1 = Nancy |last2 = O'Keefe |first2 = Ed |last3 = Gomez |first3 = Fin |publisher = [[CBS News]]|date = January 19, 2023 |accessdate = July 26, 2023}}</ref> on April 25, 2023, Biden confirmed he would run for reelection as president in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 election]], with Harris again as his running mate.<ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Zeke |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: 'Let's finish this job' |work=[[Associated Press News]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-election-2024-president-democrats-trump-9c72115656855da89a41cac3f79aa65b |accessdate=April 25, 2023}}</ref> On the day of his announcement, a Gallup poll found that Biden's approval rating was 37 percent, with most of those surveyed saying the economy was their biggest concern.<ref name="pollrui">{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jeffrey M. |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Biden Begins Reelection Bid at Low Point in His Presidency |url=https://news.gallup.com/poll/505202/biden-begins-reelection-bid-low-point-presidency.aspx |accessdate=July 26, 2023 |work=[[Gallup Inc.]]}}</ref> During his campaign, Biden promoted [[Economic policy of the Joe Biden administration|higher economic growth and recovery]].<ref>{{Cite press release |date=June 22, 2023 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WH-Bidenomics-Deck-6.22.23.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626120055/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WH-Bidenomics-Deck-6.22.23.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2023|title=Bidenomics: President Biden and Congressional Democrats' Plan to Grow the Economy from the Bottom Up and Middle Out, Not the Top Down, Is Delivering for the American People |publisher=[[White House]] |access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/eyes-2024-bidenomics-back-campaign-trail-rcna95285 |title=Eyes on 2024: Bidenomics back on the campaign trail |last1=Marquez |first1=Alexandra |last2=Bowman |first2=Bridget |last3=Kamisar |first3=Ben |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=July 20, 2023 |accessdate=July 26, 2023}}</ref> He frequently stated his intention to "finish the job" as a political rallying cry.<ref name="Associated Press" /><ref>{{cite news |title='It's Time to Finish the Job,' Biden Tells Union Workers as He Starts '24 Race|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/20/us/biden-2024-president-election-news#biden-running-2024-president |first=Peter |last=Baker |work=The New York Times|date=April 25, 2023|access-date=January 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lemire |first=Jonathan |date=February 7, 2023 |title=Biden urges GOP lawmakers to 'finish the job' and takes a few swipes at them too |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/07/biden-state-of-the-union-address-2023-00081651 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |work=[[Politico]]}}</ref>

[[U.S. Representative]] [[Dean Phillips]] ran against Biden in the 2024 Democratic presidential primaries,<ref>{{cite web |last1=John |first1=Arit |last2=McKend |first2=Eva |last3=Pellish |first3=Aaron |title=House Democrat Dean Phillips launches primary challenge against President Biden |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/26/politics/dean-phillips-presidential-campaign-launch/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=December 4, 2024 |date=October 27, 2023}}</ref> [[Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign|campaigning]] as a younger alternative who would be a stronger opponent to Trump.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skelley |first1=Geoffrey |title=The curious case of Dean Phillips's last-minute primary challenge |url=https://abcnews.go.com/538/curious-case-dean-phillipss-minute-primary-challenge/story?id=104482909 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=January 1, 2025 |date=October 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Scott |last2=Vitali |first2=Ali |last3=Traylor |first3=Jake |title='A head scratcher': Dems baffled by Dean Phillips' quixotic bid against Biden |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/-head-scratcher-dems-baffled-dean-phillips-quixotic-bid-biden-rcna122506 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=January 1, 2025 |date=October 27, 2023}}</ref> Biden was not on the ballot in the January 23 [[2024 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary|New Hampshire primary]], but won it in a write-in campaign with 63.8% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faircloth |first1=Ryan |title=Minnesota's Dean Phillips loses to President Joe Biden in New Hampshire's Democratic primary |url=https://www.startribune.com/dean-phillips-seeks-to-shock-democrats-country-in-tuesdays-new-hampshire-presidential-primary/600337784 |publisher=The Minnesota Star Tribune |access-date=December 4, 2024 |date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> He had wanted South Carolina to be the first primary, and [[2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary|won that state on February 3]] with 96.2% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=South Carolina Democratic Primary Results |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 3, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/03/us/elections/results-south-carolina-democratic-primary.html |access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> Biden received 89.3% of the vote in [[2024 Nevada Democratic presidential primary|Nevada]] and 81.1% of the vote in [[2024 Michigan Democratic presidential primary|Michigan]]. On March 5 ("Super Tuesday"), he won 15 of 16 primaries, netting 80% or more of the vote in 13.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2024/03/05/super-tuesday/ |newspaper=Washington Post |title=Super Tuesday: Election Results 2024 |date=May 5, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/05/us/elections/results-super-tuesday-key-races.html |title=Super Tuesday Results: Key Races to Watch |access-date=August 13, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> Biden lost the [[2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses|American Samoa]] contest to venture capitalist [[Jason Palmer (politician)|Jason Palmer]], becoming the first incumbent president to lose a contest while appearing on the ballot since [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1980]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Megerian |first1=Chris |title=Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus |url=https://apnews.com/article/who-is-jason-palmer-american-samoa-primary-c4bc109a16c7ee7b083f6216b44ba0c4 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=October 13, 2024 |date=March 6, 2024}}</ref> On March 6, Phillips suspended his campaign and endorsed Biden.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Dean Phillips ends presidential campaign and endorses Biden|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/dean-phillips-ends-presidential-campaign-rcna142091 |access-date=December 4, 2024 |publisher=NBC News |last1=Shabad |first1=Rebecca |last2=Egwuonwu |first2=Nnamdi}}</ref> On March 12, Biden reached more than the 1,968 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination, becoming the presumptive nominee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-12 |title=How Biden won enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-biden-won-enough-delegates-to-become-the-presumptive-democratic-nominee |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=PBS News |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Schneider|first=Elena|title=Biden officially clinches Democratic nomination for president|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/12/biden-cllinches-democratic-presidential-nomination-00146648 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |newspaper=Politico|date=March 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 12, 2024 |title=How Biden won enough delegates for another Democratic presidential nomination |first1=Robert |last1=Yoon |first2=Maya |last2=Sweedler |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-democrats-nomination-president-delegate-34a06d45d909c077fbeed17014f92986 |access-date=May 11, 2024 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref>

The [[2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate|first presidential debate]] was held on June 27, 2024, between Biden and Trump. Biden's performance was widely criticized, with commentators saying he frequently lost his train of thought and gave meandering answers.<ref name="reuters-biden-debate">{{cite web |last1=Holland |first1=Steve |last2=Reid |first2=Tim |last3=Morgan |first3=David |title=Biden acknowledges age, bad debate performance but vows to beat Trump |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrats-scramble-limit-damage-after-bidens-wobbly-debate-showing-against-trump-2024-06-28/ |work=Reuters |date=June 29, 2024 |access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="apjune27">{{Cite news |date=June 27, 2024 |title=A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but stirs Democratic panic about his candidacy |first1=Zeke |last1=Miller |first2=Michelle L. |last2=Price |first3=Will |last3=Weissert |first4=Bill |last4=Barrow |first5=Darlene |last5=Superville |url=https://apnews.com/article/bidentrumppresidentialdebate-0e7577e9a354a69f50675494fea54ca9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628073822/https://apnews.com/article/bidentrumppresidentialdebate-0e7577e9a354a69f50675494fea54ca9 |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |work=Associated Press News}}</ref><ref name="PoliticoJune28Dems">{{Cite news |last1=Kashinsky |first1=Lisa |last2=Cancryn |first2=Adam |last3=Daniels |first3=Eugene |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Dems freak out over Biden's debate performance: 'Biden is toast' |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/27/biden-debate-opening-concerns-00165595 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |newspaper=Politico |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628024715/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/27/biden-debate-opening-concerns-00165595 |url-status=live }}</ref> Several newspaper columnists declared Trump the winner,<ref name="worst" >{{cite news|last=Greenfield|first=Jeff|title=The Worst Debate Performance in American History|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/28/worst-debate-performance-history-opinion-00165686|newspaper=Politico|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628202227/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/28/worst-debate-performance-history-opinion-00165686|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rappeport|first=Alan|title=Who Won the Debate? Biden Stumbles Left Trump on Top|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/us/politics/biden-trump-debate-who-won.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 27, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628230244/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/us/politics/biden-trump-debate-who-won.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Potas|first=Dace|title=Republicans deserve the version of Trump we saw during the debate. Too bad it won't last.|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/06/28/trump-won-debate-biden-failed/74241366007/|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628230346/https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/06/28/trump-won-debate-biden-failed/74241366007/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Prokop|first=Andrew|title=2 winners and 2 losers from the first Biden-Trump debate|url=https://www.vox.com/politics/357788/biden-trump-debate-winners-losers|website=Vox|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628151404/https://www.vox.com/politics/357788/biden-trump-debate-winners-losers|url-status=live}}</ref> and polling indicated the majority of viewers believed Trump won.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-trump-june-debate-poll/|title=Who Won The First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate? |first1=Aaron |last1=Bycoffe |first2=Amina |last2=Brown |first3=Nathaniel |last3=Rakich|website=[[FiveThirtyEight]]|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=June 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627224514/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-trump-june-debate-poll/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the debate raised questions about [[Age and health concerns of Joe Biden|his health and age]], Biden faced calls to withdraw from the race, including from [[List of Democrats who opposed the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign|fellow Democrats]]<ref name="nbc-biden-step-down">{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Jonathan |title=Some Democrats start calling for Biden to step aside and 'throw in the towel' on 2024 |date=June 28, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/democrats-biden-step-aside-throw-towel-2024-rcna159368 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref> and the [[editorial boards]] of several major news outlets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=June 28, 2024 |title=To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/opinion/biden-election-debate-trump.html |access-date=June 28, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628220351/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/opinion/biden-election-debate-trump.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 30, 2024 |title=These major media outlets have called for Biden to drop out |first=Nick |last=Robertson |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4748637-biden-debate-step-aside-newspapers/ |access-date=July 1, 2024 |newspaper=The Hill}}</ref>
[[File:P20241113CS-0503 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Biden and President-elect [[Donald Trump]] meet in the [[Oval Office]] as part of the [[Second presidential transition of Donald Trump|presidential transition]] on November 13, 2024]]
Biden initially insisted that he would remain a candidate,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/nx-s1-5028147/biden-presidential-race|title='I'm in this race to the end,' Biden tells campaign staffers|first1=Tamara|last1=Keith|first2=Deepa|last2=Shivaram|publisher=NPR|date=July 3, 2024|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> but on July 21, he withdrew his candidacy, writing that this was "in the best interest of my party and the country".<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=JoeBiden |number=1815080881981190320 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |title=My Fellow Americans |date=July 21, 2024 |last=Biden |first=Joseph R. Jr.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wynder |first1=Ehren |last2=Schrader |first2=Adam |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Biden ends his presidential re-election campaign |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/07/21/biden-ends-2024-presidential-campaign/3971721584879 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |publisher=United Press International}}</ref> He endorsed Harris as his successor.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=JoeBiden |number=1815087772216303933|title=My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it's been the best decision I've made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it's time to come together and beat Trump. Let's do this. |date=July 21, 2024 |last=Biden |first=Joseph R. Jr.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shear |first=Michael D. |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Live Updates: Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/trump-biden-election |access-date=July 21, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On August 6, 2024, Harris was confirmed as the Democratic presidential nominee.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Oren |last1=Oppenheim |first2=Brittany |last2=Shepherd |first3=Isabella |last3=Murray |title=Kamala Harris certified as Democratic presidential nominee after earning majority of roll call votes |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kamala-harris-nominee-DNC-majority-democratic-roll-call-votes/story?id=112580918 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref> This was the first time an eligible incumbent had declined to run for reelection since [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Montanaro |first1=Domenico |title=6 political takeaways from Biden's decision to step aside |date=July 22, 2024 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/22/nx-s1-5048115/biden-harris-drop-out-election-analysis |publisher=NPR |access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>

In the general election, Trump defeated Harris. The Senate [[2024 United States Senate elections|went Republican]] for the first time since 2018. In a nationally televised speech after the election, Biden congratulated Trump and promised a "peaceful and orderly" transition of power.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-congratulates-trump-invites-him-to-meeting-at-white-house/ar-AA1tDj6U |title=Biden congratulates Trump, invites him to meeting at White House |agency=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |via=MSN |date=November 7, 2024 |access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref> In a January 2025 interview, Biden claimed he could have defeated Trump had he not been persuaded to withdraw from the election, despite lagging behind Trump in polling.<ref>{{cite web |last=Page |first=Susan |title=In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him |date=January 8, 2025 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/08/exclusive-joe-biden-interview-donald-trump-election/77378693007/ |publisher=[[USA Today]] |access-date=January 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |title=Biden still believes he could have beaten Trump and says successor 'very complimentary' in private |date=January 8, 2025 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-interview-trump-harris-election-b2675767.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=January 10, 2025}}</ref> A [[YouGov]] poll conducted on November 6–7, 2024, found that if Biden had been the Democratic nominee, Trump would have won the popular vote by 49% to 42%. Trump won the popular vote over Harris by 49.8% to 48.3%.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_KJi77QW.pdf#page=68 |date=November 8, 2024 |access-date=November 15, 2024 |website=YouGov |title=40. Trial Heat - Biden v Trump}}</ref>