Joe Biden to make first public appearance tomorrow after ending re-election bid

US President Joe Biden will address the nation on July 25 (IST) for the first time after ending his re-election bid for the November 5 Presidential polls.

“Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people,” Biden posted on X.

The 81-year-old politician has been in isolation at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, residence since last Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19. Biden remained out of the public eye during this period.

A report by The New York Times claimed that the President is likely to return to the White House soon.

Soon after announcing that he was withdrawing from the race to be the next president in 2024, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee.

The decision followed weeks’ long intense pressure from fellow Democrats after his disastrous presidential debate performance against his Republican rival and former US president Donald Trump last month.

“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,” Biden had said in a post on X on Sunday.

However, the US President insisted that he will serve the remainder of his term, which ends in January.

“It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden had said in a message to fellow Americans in a six-paragraph open letter posted on social media.