Globalist leaders praised US President Joe Biden after he announced he would withdraw from the 2024 presidential race but remain in the White House for the remainder of his term.
President Joe Biden, 81, announced Sunday that he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris instead, following a disastrous performance in last month’s debate with former President Donald Trump that saw his support from Democratic allies, donor base and the party’s grassroots crumble and left many questioning his intellectual competency.
Despite Biden’s dismal record on the world stage – with wars erupting in Europe and the Middle East under his watch – the president’s globalist allies abroad have sought to position his tenure as a success.
Olaf Scholz, the left-wing German chancellor, whose economy has collapsed as a result of the Ukrainian war, I have written: “A friend of mine [President] “Joe Biden has achieved a lot for his country, for Europe and for the world. Thanks to him, transatlantic cooperation is closer, NATO is stronger and the United States is a good and reliable partner for us. I respect his decision not to run again.”
Newly elected British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Added“I respect President Biden’s decision and look forward to working with him during the remainder of his term.”
“I know that, as he has done throughout his remarkable career, he will make decisions based on what he believes is best for the American people.”
I respect President Biden’s decision and look forward to us working together during the remainder of his term.
I know that, as he has done throughout his illustrious career, he will make decisions based on what he believes is best for the American people. https://t.co/SCxFFtyl73
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) July 21, 2024
Biden also received praise from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a former president of the European Council, who praised the 81-year-old Democrat for making the world a “safer” place, despite the outbreak of war under Biden’s watch in neighboring Ukraine.
Globalist Polish Prime Minister I have written“Dear President Joe Biden, you have made many difficult decisions that have made Poland, America and the world safer and our democracy stronger because of them. I know you were driven by the same motivation when you announced your final decision, perhaps the most difficult of your life.”
Spain’s embattled socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, To tell“I offer my deepest admiration and respect for President Joe Biden’s courageous and dignified decision.
“Thanks to his determination and leadership, the United States has weathered a post-pandemic economic crisis and a serious attack on the Capitol, and provided exemplary support to Ukraine in the face of President Putin’s Russian aggression.”
“It’s a great gesture from a great president who has always fought for democracy and freedom.”
But the international reaction has been less positive. Nigel Farage, the Brexit leader and international ally of former US President Donald Trump, said: To tell In response to Biden’s move, he said, “No matter who is elected, Trump will win in November.”
Farage, a newly elected member of the British House of Commons, predicted in September 2023 that Biden would not be the Democratic nominee in 2024. written In Express“A party intent on staying in power cannot allow itself to continue to suffer electoral humiliation, in large part because it is led by an increasingly incompetent president.”
Democratic megadonor Soros endorses presidential candidate Kamala Harrishttps://t.co/E3XCwVjvBr
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) July 21, 2024
