Because he felt old, how did his strength leave him? Because he was convinced that he could not prevail in the second encounter with him Donald Trump; THE Joe Biden will refer to the reasons that pushed him to withdraw from the race ahead of the November 5 presidential elections and hand over the baton to his vice president Kamala Harris.

The outgoing Democratic president chose prime time, tonight at 20:00 (local time; 03:00 Thursday Greek time), to address the Americans, to explain his decision, which already ranks among the most spectacular political upheavals of modern times. American history.

The speech, from the Oval Office of the White House, will undoubtedly be among the most important when the time of his reckoning comes.

The veteran of American politics, at the age of 81, will explain why he decided on Sunday, in a letter published on his personal account on X, to leave the race – although he insisted until that day that he would not only reach the end of the road , but would “beat” Mr. Trump again.

Mr. Biden, who has just emerged – after almost a week – from self-isolation at his beach house in the state of Delaware after re-infection with the new coronavirus, appeared overwhelmed as he got off the plane that took him to the White House.

The Democratic president’s health has been a hot topic of late, as more and more lawmakers from his faction have called for him to step aside.

Harris’s running mate immediately threw herself into the campaign for the White House without waiting. He will speak tonight at an event in Indianapolis, in the central part of the country.

She has the support of caucus figures, while she has already practically secured the Democratic nomination, which is expected only to be formalized at the caucus convention in Chicago in August, and she will run in November.

In the first speech of what she wants to be a spirited and energetic campaign, Ms. Harris spoke in Wisconsin about the right to abortion, medical and pharmaceutical care for all Americans, parental leave, the middle class.

“Do we want to live in a country that is free, shows compassion, has the rule of law, or a country where chaos, fear and hatred reign?” was the rhetorical question he asked, simultaneously accusing Donald Trump of acting in the name of other billionaires and that the policy he intends to implement will lead to the bleeding of the middle class.

The Californian former prosecutor also referred to the tycoon’s endless legal adventures, drawing from the score the party now seems to be playing as a whole: “prosecutor vs. criminal.”

Her Republican opponent continues undeterred with his own speeches, capitalizing on the momentum given to him by his party’s convention in Milwaukee, where he formally installed a candidate last Thursday, and the atmosphere of jubilation among his supporters for the event. how he was miraculously saved from his assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

He will appear tonight at an event in North Carolina before speaking the day after Friday at an ultraconservative youth event in Florida. Then, he will go to Minnesota, along with his running mate J. D. Vance.

Despite the boost given to him by the congress – in which his party sought to appear completely united -, the former president is forced to review, in part, his pre-election tactics, as until now it was based on projecting himself as an energetic leader, as opposed to with aging President Biden.

If there’s one thing he lacks, it’s confidence: he promised to take on Ms Harris in a telefight and assured it would be “easier” for him to defeat her in November.

The few polls after the vice-president took the stage, however, do not allow a safe conclusion to be drawn so far: they bring the two candidates very close, within the margin of statistical error.