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Joe Biden reportedly did not write the letter released on Sunday, which announced that he was suspending his presidential re-election campaign.
Below is an excerpt from the Daily Mail: The 81-year-old president was isolating with COVID at his $3.4 million holiday home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware when his shrinking inner circle handed him polling data showing he could no longer beat Donald Trump, sources have confirmed. HIs train-wreck debate performance last month and poor handling of its aftermath had doomed his chances, Biden was told.
On Saturday evening, Biden summoned to his side two men who have been there since his political start: advisers Steve Ricchetti and Mike Donilon. Already with the president and the first lady were their closest aides Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal, who they refer to as ‘family.’
It was Ricchetti and Donilon who brought with them devastating new data which would help to make up Biden’s mind. They revealed the latest internal campaign polling, taken since the debate, which showed he could no longer beat Trump.
Biden’s decision was made soon after, and he asked Ricchetti and Donilon to start drafting a letter, and to begin the process of how to make a public announcement, DailyMail.com confirmed. The president also began telling his family.
Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich confirmed, “Ricchetti helped Biden write his withdrawal letter in the overnight hours according to the NYT. Biden did not notify his VP, campaign manager, or chief of staff until this morning – and the rest of his staff didn’t find out until a minute before he posted the letter to social media.”
Ran into Steve Ricchetti tonight as he was getting out of an elevator. I asked, “Are you ok? Is he ok?”
“He’s ok,” Ricchetti said with a slight nod and a tight smile, and kept walking.
Ricchetti helped Biden write his withdrawal letter in the overnight hours according to the…
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) July 22, 2024
The majority of Biden’s staff – both in the White House and his campaign – reportedly did not learn of his decision until they saw it posted on social media.
“No one had a heads up before the tweet posted. Which, to me, is an insane way to treat the 1300 people that work for you on the campaign,” a campaign staffer told the Daily Mail.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
Many social media users are speculating that Biden may not have even SIGNED his own exit letter:
Did someone else sign Biden’s letter? I can’t find any other example of Joe Biden underlining his signature or making the “N” look like an “S.” Can anyone find a similar example? pic.twitter.com/9ml5BtLzIQ
— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) July 22, 2024
Who Wrote It? — Internet Buzzes as Biden’s Signature on Dropout Letter Doesn’t Match Signatures on Executive Orders
READ: https://t.co/eXObvFNq8a pic.twitter.com/8n7aMuRWwp
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) July 22, 2024
Verified Biden signature, left. Resignation letter signature, right. @JordanSchachtel pic.twitter.com/KKxI4jEm6F
— Dr Naomi Wolf (@naomirwolf) July 22, 2024
Can anyone find another example of Joe Biden underlining his signature? https://t.co/7xUq6yITJY pic.twitter.com/Jt7dmPgDJp
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) July 22, 2024
This is kind of important . Five identical signatures appear to be with an auto-pen (a real thing Presidents use) and the one on the resignation letter differs. Good work, whoever created this. https://t.co/tkEzMezXlo
— Dr Naomi Wolf (@naomirwolf) July 22, 2024
LIBERAL TEARS: Biden’s exit letter prompted a liberal meltdown, with some breaking into tears.
CNN commentator Van Jones nearly broke down on live television, while comparing Biden’s forced exit to taking the car keys away from an elderly grandfather who is now too old to drive.
“He’s fighting and he’s fighting and everybody’s so frustrated. And then you finally get the keys back. And then you just cry,” Jones lamented.
“When your arm gets tired, you let somebody else finish pitching the game. That‘s what Joe Biden has done, and he‘s done that for all of us,” Jones also said.
NEW: CNN commentator Van Jones gets very emotional, compares Joe Biden “dropping out” to taking the keys away from an elderly grandpa.
Lmao.
Jones claimed Biden, who was democratically nominated by Democrat voters, was being “patriotic” by succumbing to the coup that the… pic.twitter.com/02G9ckQjgs
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 21, 2024
Democrat Rep. Chris Coons (D-Del.) also cracked up on live television.
Biden/Harris campaign co-chair Chris Coons is currently crying on national television after the coup to force Biden off the ticket pic.twitter.com/WZliCeVPl4
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 21, 2024
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow gushed over Biden’s “legacy.”
“He brought us back from Covid, the Biden economy is literally the envy of the world, he ended the presidency of Donald Trump at one disastrous term, and he did it while being decent, civil, and honorable,” she claimed.
Rachel Maddow reacts to President Biden withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race.
“What a man. What a patriot. What an act of selfless devotion to your country.” pic.twitter.com/hhEEoNkTbd
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 21, 2024
Biden’s former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed, “There’s very little indication from people close to him and many people in the campaign that this was about to happen, as much as there were reports of Democrats calling on him to do that.”
Later appearing near tears, Psaki gushed, “I am digesting this myself here, because I worked for him for a year and a half, and he is a remarkable person, a remarkable president. He has had such a tremendous presidency where he has overcome the odds and defied people’s expectations.”
.@jrpsaki reacts LIVE on-air to news of President Biden withdrawing from the 2024 race pic.twitter.com/JA0bUB71ax
— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) July 21, 2024
One liberal TikTok user had a complete meltdown:
It’s happening; they’re coming apart. You almost feel sorry for them. pic.twitter.com/3r8vxMMRXP
— Auden B. Cabello (@CabelloAuden) July 22, 2024