President Joe Biden announced Sunday he is dropping out of the presidential race.

The president was facing <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/where-democrats-donors-and-celebrities-stand-on-joe-bidens-campaign/">mounting calls</a> from within his own party to step aside after a disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump in June.

This is the first time an incumbent president has declined to run for re-election since Lyndon Johnson dropped out of the presidential race in 1968. 

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Follow the Post’s live updates for the latest news, reactions, photos and more after Biden announced he’s dropping out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday.{ai:summary}In a twist more shocking than a cheap dime store novel, President Biden has thrown in the towel, abandoning his re-election campaign. The whispers in the dark came from his own camp, a chorus of doubts sparked by a disastrous debate against Trump.This marks a rare moment in political history—a sitting president bowing out, reminiscent of Johnson in '68. The political ground is shifting beneath our feet. #politics

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