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JOE BIDEN HAS dropped out of the US presidential race, confirming that he will not seek a second term.
“While it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it in the best interest for the 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,” he said in a post to X.
He thanked Kamala Harris for being an “extraordinary partner” in her role as Vice President, and the American people for their “faith and trust” in him.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
In a follow-up post, seperate from his statement, Biden endorsed Harris for the Democratic nomination.
“My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made.
It’s time to come together and beat Trump.
The Democratic Party will hold its convention in Chicago next month, when they will officially choose their nominee for the White House.
He says he will speak to the nation “in detail” about his decision later.
“I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing America can’t do – when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America,” he concluded.
CNN reported that, in a phone call with the network minutes after Biden’s announcement, his would-be opponent Donald Trump said: “He is the worst president in the history of our country. He goes down as the single worst president by far in the history of our country.”
Biden, who is 81-years-old, came under pressure from both friends and foes to exit the race and make way for a younger candidate.
They’ve voiced concerns about his mental fitness after his disastrous debate performance against former president Trump.
Biden had blamed his meek performance on jetlag and a cold.
He said that only the “Lord Almighty” could convince him to halt his campaign.
Three days ago, he announced he had tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms”.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin reacted to Biden’s departure from the race with “both sadness and admiration”.
In a post to X, he shared photos of him with the US President, describing him as an “abiding friend of Ireland”.
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I think anyone living on their own should have a room where they could lock themselves in and be able to sound a loud siren if they need to.
Had an elderly relative nearly left for dead by 3 gougers who left empty-handed after a couple of hours beating him up.
Like Panic Room? Last time Forest Whitaker almost killed Jodie Foster in there as far as I can remember.
How about maybe having judicial system that works instead?
Let me guess – those dirt bags had 10 previous convictions, but never been in jail longer than a week?
They were well known to the Guards. Got away with it but karma got some of them through other incidents they were involved in.
Better still you should be allowed to pump them full of lead. If they enter your house while you are in it. Self defence after all.
What is anyone doing about the feral scüm class? Why do we continue to let the breed and reward them for doing sowhen the people who pay for them can’t even afford families themselves? Surely some sort of voluntary sterilisation program is order where by members of the feral scüm class are given slightly easier sentences once caught in act of scümbaggery if they agree to be neutered? We could even offer a once of payment of €100,000 if they agree which is halved if they already have a child and halved again for any subsequent child. In the long run, we’d be saving money.
If you lock up the criminals then the legal profession go hungry and who will invest in Government bonds and vulture funds then ? -’Twould be total anarchy no jobs for economists or anything – R.T.E. would have nothing to report , Primetime would be replaced by Gareners Advice and Crimecall would not afford our Gardaí much needed exposure !
Don’t be silly gkrell , society as we know would end !
Gardeners’
what amazes me though is we usually follow the uk in their legislation…but do you ever hear a judge in Ireland sentence someone to minimum sentences..IE: Life , with a recommendation they serve 25yrs before being allowed to apply for parole etc…its common practice in the uk…
All this violence in the news these days is very disheartening =/
That’s awful but yet four hours ago the journal rubbed the Dubs noses in it that Cork was a much better place to live !!
http://jrnl.ie/1748376
So Dublin is great then?
Langer.
Brian I’m not saying Dubljn is great but it is bad out pitting counties against each other and painting a picture of a place through rose tinted glasses everywhere has its good and Bad points but the journal are stirring the s…
That article was on Culture in Cork.
I’m from Cork City, I didn’t write the article, the city didn’t write the article.
And this article has nothing to do with it.
We’re all from Ireland anyway, lets just take pride in that.
Touché
Grow up.
Bryan ya knob everyone knows Dublin is way better!
We have better breed of chavs in cork
Sooner or later the Socialist State will result in more crime. Just keep supporting the welfare state and you will pay a huge price. If you had an immigrant problem such as ours as well as a large parasite class such as we do, you would have complete chaos. A “panic room” room !!! Are the Irish kidding? A 44 Magnum is the answer. As Clint Eastwood said “Make My Day”. Johnny McCullough from Martinsburg, WV.
What we need is analytical methods and good intelligence work to catch these criminals ! But I hear that department are a bit busy catching real criminals !
Needless to say I hope the victim makes a full recovery ..
The solution by the way is cameras on the gable end of your house ! Know a Guy who had his garage broken into three times put up a camera and now he doesn’t have to even close his door …
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