Musicians and celebrities are reacting to President Joe Biden asserting that he’s dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
On Sunday afternoon (July 21), simply weeks after a disastrous debate with former President Donald Trump, Biden shared a letter on social media noting that he’s ending his bid for a second time period within the White Home and he’ll concentrate on fulfilling his duties as president for the rest of his time period.
“It has been the best honor of my life to function your President,” Biden, 81, wrote within the letter addressed to “My Fellow Individuals.”
In one other publish minutes later, the embattled commander-in-chief, who’s recovering from COVID, formally endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris because the Democratic Occasion’s new presidential nominee.
In current weeks, Biden has confronted mounting strain from Democratic leaders to drop out of the race. Up till Sunday, the president had insisted that he would stay within the race until polling knowledge confirmed him {that a} victory was unimaginable or that his well being wouldn’t permit it.
Following the information, musical artists like Barbra Streisand, Cardi B, Cher, Lizzo, and plenty of others took to social media to share their reactions.
“Joe Biden will go down in historical past as a person who completed important achievements in his 4 12 months time period,” Streisand, a longtime Biden supporter, wrote on X (previously Twitter). “We must always be thankful for his upholding of our democracy.”
Cardi B reposted a video of herself commenting on Biden’s dismal efficiency in opposition to Trump throughout a debate in Atlanta in late June.
“AHAHAHAHA LETS GOOOOO I TOLD YALLL KAMALA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE 2024 candidate…..STOP F–IN PLAYIN WITH ME !!!!!!!” Cardi captioned the clip on X.
Cher, who launched the track “Happiness Is Only a Factor Referred to as Joe” in 2020, famous that Biden’s withdrawal from the upcoming presidential race was a clever transfer for the Democratic Occasion.
“I Consider Its Solely Likelihood 4 [American flag emoji] 2 Stay DEMOCRACY. DEM PARTY MUST’REALLY,’ ‘REALLY’ THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX,” Cher wrote on X. “‘WINNING IS ALL’,DONT WIN CANT CHANGE ANYTHING & THE TIMES THEY MUST BE A CHANGIN.”
Different artists like Ariana Grande, Rosanne Money and Kristin Chenoweth relayed their respect for the president’s choice on their respective Instagram Tales. See extra artist reactions to Biden dropping out of the presidential race beneath.
