It all started on June 27, during a disastrous debate between US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. He was losing his composure, his words, giving incoherent answers, and looking exhausted.
Concerns about his physical and mental fitness grew. From the next day onwards, pressure began to mount for him to withdraw from the presidential race. It was clear that the Democratic Party, with the same candidate, had no hope against Donald Trump. He insisted: “I’m not going anywhere.”
A total of 31 members of Congress and 5 senators publicly called for him to resign from the presidential race to “hand over” the baton to a more combative candidate. Dozens of other executives, behind the scenes and in private conversations, stressed that he should resign for the good of the party. He finally did so today, July 21, at the same time as expressing his support for the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Here’s how we got to the drop: