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i believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for america s future all merited a second term but nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. that includes personal ambition. so i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation, it is a best way to unite our nation. vice president kamala harris is now running in his place as the likely democratic presidential nominee, with mr biden praising her work and record in the white house. i want to thank our great vice president, kamala harris. she is experienced, she is tough and she is capable. she has been an incredible partner to me and a leader for our country. now the choice is up to you, the american people. that the american people. was president biden a little that was president biden a little earlier on. let s speak to our north america correspondent david willis who s in washingtoni. this was joe biden s first chance to define how he will be judged ....
no one is going to sleep very much in the next 105 days that includes you, jj, and new depth as well. great to have you here. thanks so much for joining us. thank you so much for joining our special live coverage tonight of president biden s oval office address. cnn newsnight with abby phillip starts now tonight, the president in primetime there s his soul nothing can come and away of saving our democracy. that includes personally about his choice to turn the page on his own campaign plus donald trump tests new material. your ultra-liberal that we don t want you here. kamala you re fired, get adding here against her new opponent, kamala harris. also thousands of anti-war protesters come face to face-to-face with police similar scenes swallow chicago and the harris convention live at the table. reihan salam, ashley allison, and ana navarro, and that seemed coy welcome to a special edition of newsnight state of the race a very good evening to you. i m abby philip ....
oval office and hear her this historic address from president joseph robinette biden my fellow americans i m speaking to you tonight from behind the resolute desk in the oval office this sacred space i m surrounded by portraits, extraordinary american presence thomas jefferson wrote the immortal words that guide this nation. george washington showed, us presidents are not kings abraham lincoln implored us to reject malice franklin roosevelt, who inspired us to reject fear i revere this office i love my country more it s been the honor of my life to serve as your president but in the defense of democracy which has a stake, i think is more important than a title i draw strength and i find joy and working for the american people but this sacred task of perfecting our union is not about me it s about you your families your futures. it s about we, the people. we can never forget that and i never have i ve made it clear that i believe america is at an inflection point 0.1 o ....
thank you for being here with us on msnbc for our special on president biden. it was an that the president spoke live from the oval office to the american people about his stunning decision three days ago to drop his bid for re- election. when you elected me to this offimise to always level with you, to tell you the truth, and the truth, the sacred cause of this country is larger than any one of us and those who cherish that cause, cherish it so much, the cause of american democracy itself, must unite to protect it. in recent weeks it has become clear to me that i need to unite my party in this critical endeavor. i believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for america s future all merited the second term, but nothing, nothing could come in the way of saving our democracy. that includes personal ambition. so, i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. presently expressed enormous gratitude to the american ....
if you re just joining us, an hour ago the president spoke live from the oval office to the american people about his stunning decision three days ago to drop his bid for re-election. when you elected me to this office, i promised to always level with you, to tell you the truth. and the truth, the sacred cause of this country is larger than any one of us. those of us who cherish that cause cherish it so much, the cause of american democracy itself. we must unite to protect it. you know, in recent weeks it s become clear to me i need to unite my part in this critical endeavor. i believe my record as president, my leadership in the world, my vision for america s future all merit a second term. but nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy, that includes personal ambition. so i decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new t generation. president biden expressed enormous gratitude to the american people for the honor and privilege of ser ....