{"id":2306022,"date":"2024-07-22T23:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T03:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-questions-biden-must-answer-about-his-exit-from-the-race\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T23:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T03:37:20","slug":"15-questions-biden-needs-to-address-regarding-his-decision-to-drop-out-of-the-race-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-questions-biden-needs-to-address-regarding-his-decision-to-drop-out-of-the-race-25\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Questions Biden Needs to Address Regarding His Decision to Drop Out of the Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F15-questions-biden-needs-to-address-regarding-his-decision-to-drop-out-of-the-race-25%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306022&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article discusses the sudden\u200d announcement by President Joe Biden that he will not be seeking reelection in the upcoming fall. Despite \u200dpledges to remain in the race, Biden&#8217;s decision has raised questions and calls for him to \u2062step down as\u2063 the nominee. The American people are left wondering about the reasons for his abrupt exit and are demanding answers. The \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-questions-biden-needs-to-address-regarding-his-decision-to-drop-out-of-the-race-9\/\" title=\"15 Questions Biden Needs to Address Regarding His Decision to Drop Out of the Race\">article lists 15 questions<\/a> that Biden must address regarding his\u200d decision, including \u200cconcerns about his health, the \u200btiming\u2062 of his \u200dannouncement,\u2063 and potential pressures from \u200cothers. The situation has\u2064 left the public in a\u200b state of uncertainty and speculation, emphasizing the \u2062need for transparency and clarification from the president.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/07\/localimages\/File-3AP20240704AS-0248_-2853837128529-29.jpg669f252300b07.jpg\">The White House\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/22\/15-questions-biden-must-answer-about-his-exit-from-the-2024-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=15%20Questions%20Biden%20Must%20Answer%20About%20His%20Exit%20From%20The%202024%20Race&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/22\/15-questions-biden-must-answer-about-his-exit-from-the-2024-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=15%20Questions%20Biden%20Must%20Answer%20About%20His%20Exit%20From%20The%202024%20Race&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/22\/15-questions-biden-must-answer-about-his-exit-from-the-2024-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/22\/15-questions-biden-must-answer-about-his-exit-from-the-2024-race\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=15%20Questions%20Biden%20Must%20Answer%20About%20His%20Exit%20From%20The%202024%20Race&amp;body=The%20American%20people%20deserve%20to%20hear%20directly%20from%20Biden%20about%20what%20prompted%20the%20suspension%20of%20his%20campaign.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/22\/15-questions-biden-must-answer-about-his-exit-from-the-2024-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><em>Where is Joe Biden?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s the question Americans are asking after it was announced Sunday via a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1815080881981190320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> posted by Biden&rsquo;s X account that the president will not be seeking reelection this fall. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b9fadae831abf0668b72f5d7d3f38860 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b9fadae831abf0668b72f5d7d3f38860\"><\/div>\n<p>While the communique noted that Biden will &ldquo;speak to the Nation later this week in more detail&rdquo; about the decision, Americans have not personally heard from their president about his abrupt exit from the 2024 race. A &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PhilipWegmann\/status\/1815173259966423338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">week ahead guidance<\/a>&rdquo; released by the White House on Monday showed Biden had no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-illegal-republicans-question-biden-administrations-ban-of-drones-at-epicenter-of-border-crisis\/\" title=\"\u2018This is Illegal\u2019: Republicans Question Biden Administration\u2019s Ban of Drones at Epicenter of Border Crisis\">public events scheduled<\/a> for that day and noted that &ldquo;[a]dditional details&rdquo; about his schedule for the rest of the week will be &ldquo;forthcoming.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The entire situation has essentially left Americans to play a high-stakes version of &ldquo;Where&rsquo;s Waldo?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&rsquo;s announcement came amid an <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/22\/democrats-are-rigging-their-own-election-does-anyone-still-think-they-didnt-rig-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">onslaught of calls<\/a> from Democrats, media, and leftist celebrities for Biden to step down as the nominee. Biden initially rebuffed calls to resign and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1809310761933525304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledged<\/a> to remain in the race to take on Donald Trump this November. <\/p>\n<p>Given the seriousness of the situation, the American people deserve to hear directly from Biden about what prompted the suspension of his campaign. Here&rsquo;s a list of 15 questions he must answer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-93e28bdff6624d803d5202f1124eecac fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-93e28bdff6624d803d5202f1124eecac\"><\/div>\n<p>1. How did you make the decision to bow out of the 2024 race?<\/p>\n<p>2. What made you decide to endorse Kamala Harris as your successor?<\/p>\n<p>3. Why did you resign your candidacy after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1809310761933525304\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently pledging<\/a>&nbsp;to be Democrats&rsquo; 2024 nominee?<\/p>\n<p>4. Why was the suspension of your candidacy announced via letter rather than on camera?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-de89fe32736cbfe3f3c475b9631df146 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-de89fe32736cbfe3f3c475b9631df146\"><\/div>\n<p>5. Why did it take so long for you to personally address the American public about the suspension of your campaign?<\/p>\n<p>6. How can you and your party justify&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/21\/so-much-for-democracy-democrat-oligarchs-just-overthrew-their-own-voters\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">disenfranchising<\/a>&nbsp;the 14 million electors who voted for you in the 2024 Democrat presidential primary?<\/p>\n<p>7. If the suspension of your candidacy is due to health-related reasons, how can you justify finishing the rest of your term as president?<\/p>\n<p>8. If the suspension of your candidacy is due to health problems, when did you, your campaign, and White House officials &mdash; including Vice President Kamala Harris &mdash; learn of these issues and why did you and your team hide them from the American public?<\/p>\n<p>9. If the suspension of your candidacy is due to health problems, what individual(s) is\/are running the country while you grapple with your medical issues? <\/p>\n<p>10.&nbsp;If the suspension of your candidacy is not due to health reasons, how is the suspension of your campaign not a coup?<\/p>\n<p>11. Did Kamala Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-questions-biden-needs-to-address-regarding-his-decision-to-drop-out-of-the-race\/\" title=\"15 Questions Biden Needs to Address Regarding His Decision to Drop Out of the Race\">pressure\/blackmail\/bribe<\/a> you to suspend your campaign?<\/p>\n<p>12. Did former President Obama pressure\/blackmail\/bribe you to suspend your campaign?<\/p>\n<p>13. Did anyone else pressure\/blackmail\/bribe you to suspend your campaign?<\/p>\n<p>14. Did your wife Jill have a role in the decision to suspend your campaign?<\/p>\n<p>15. Will you pardon your son Hunter prior to leaving office?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-43097076be8166182cac1baef0d4290d fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-43097076be8166182cac1baef0d4290d\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnFleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener\">@ShawnFleetwood<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/shawnfleetwood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024 election<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/biden-campaign\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Biden Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/coup\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Coup<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/dementia\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">dementia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/election-rigging\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">election rigging<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Kamala Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/pressure-campaigns\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">pressure campaigns<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/silent-coup\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">silent coup<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">White House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where is Joe Biden? This is the question on everyone&#8217;s minds after it was announced that he will not be seeking reelection in the fall. Despite a letter posted by Biden&#8217;s X account stating that he will address the nation later in the week, Americans have not heard directly from him about his decision. The White House&#8217;s schedule for the week showed no public events for Biden, leaving Americans to wonder about his whereabouts. Calls for Biden to step down as the nominee have been mounting, and the American people deserve answers to important questions about his sudden exit from the 2024 race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2306023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P20240704AS-0248_53837128529.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[22685,33350,32320,33994,32818],"class_list":["post-2306022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-decision-making","tag-dropping-out","tag-joe-biden","tag-presidential-campaign","tag-press-conference"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P20240704AS-0248_53837128529.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2306022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2306023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2306022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2306022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2306022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}