{"id":963,"date":"2024-07-21T19:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T19:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=963"},"modified":"2024-07-21T19:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T19:16:18","slug":"sports-world-had-all-sorts-of-things-to-say-about-president-joe-biden-shocking-the-world-and-dropping-out-of-the-2024-us-presidential-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=963","title":{"rendered":"Sports World Had All Sorts Of Things To Say About President Joe Biden Shocking The World And Dropping Out Of The 2024 US Presidential Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sporting world was full of interesting reactions after Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he\u2019s withdrawing from the 2024 U.S. presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>Just after 1:45 p.m. EST on Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that he will not seek reelection. The 81-year-old Biden also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1815087772216303933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsed\u00a0<\/a>Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RMIRvlSOYw\">pic.twitter.com\/RMIRvlSOYw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1815080881981190320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biden was set to run against Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump for the second straight election. Trump easily won the GOP nomination and formally accepted it in Milwaukee, Wisconsin earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the sporting world reacted to the stunning news of Joe Biden\u2019s decision:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden has withdrawn from the US Presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1815081965541863701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not going to talk politics at all if any but this is one of those rare occasions that it\u2019s unavoidable.<\/p>\n<p>Biden did the right thing for everyone on both sides. But I think everyone can agree regardless of your politics that there needs to be younger choices than what is available.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Feinberg (@JRodNFLDraft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRodNFLDraft\/status\/1815087967960007037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Can&#8217;t believe Joe Biden dropped out on the 20th anniversary of the greatest cutoff by an outfielder in MLB history by Manny Ramirez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedSox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RedSox<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpJ360bjVw\">pic.twitter.com\/vpJ360bjVw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Cleary (@Ryan_Cleary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ryan_Cleary\/status\/1815092343911198732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden really retired before LeBron that\u2019s crazy lol<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 d (@difabBKN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/difabBKN\/status\/1815091631449845879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now that Biden is out, America needs The Rock more than ever!<\/p>\n<p>After he defeats Trump, we can have Rock vs Tom Brady next election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Time for the celebrity President era to fully commence!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lincoln Nebraska (@NebraskaCapital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NebraskaCapital\/status\/1815089457936400505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201csome think joe biden withdrawing from the presidential race and supporting kamala harris is like jalen brunson extending w\/ the knicks for $100m+ less guaranteed than he could get in 2025 but it\u2019s really like lebron taking $1.3m less to keep the lakers $45k under the 2nd apron\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LRqfQiD53L\">pic.twitter.com\/LRqfQiD53L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Favale (@danfavale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danfavale\/status\/1815093489996337337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden did the right thing.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you think of his politics, it takes a lot for someone to do the right thing and not seek re-election to the most powerful position in the world, and put the interests of the United States ahead of his own pride.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll respect him for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllbrightNFL\/status\/1815087871348617405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Regardless of your politics, it\u2019s hard to watch someone in cognitive decline. I don\u2019t think anyone wants to admit that. Best for our country though. I respect that this decision was finally made. Thank you for your service. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zov5zr0kgG\">https:\/\/t.co\/zov5zr0kgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlaterNFL\/status\/1815086282545959079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nick castellanos hitting a double almost 400 ft 25 minutes after Joe Biden announced he\u2019s dropping out of the presidents race lmao can\u2019t make this up <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vquKp1mRx\">pic.twitter.com\/3vquKp1mRx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John (@iam_johnw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iam_johnw\/status\/1815093019236081965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Joe Biden will not be in the White House when the 2025 champion Knicks visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XO2cOM1nb6\">https:\/\/t.co\/XO2cOM1nb6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA_NewYork\/status\/1815089200397762886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Telling my grandkids I found out Biden dropped out of the 2024 Election by scrolling on Twitter and seeing an NBA Insider break the news <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LgQwuh3DWu\">pic.twitter.com\/LgQwuh3DWu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan (@JPens4Real21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPens4Real21\/status\/1815085486555238663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden did the right thing.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you think of his politics, it takes a lot for someone to do the right thing and not seek re-election to the most powerful position in the world, and put the interests of the United States ahead of his own pride.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll respect him for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AllbrightNFL\/status\/1815087871348617405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Concerns about Biden\u2019s health, state and ability to continue his presidential run started ramping up after his debate against Donald Trump on CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. When he won the race in 2020, Biden became the oldest person to assume office (78).<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s decision marks the first time in 56 years that the U.S. president decided not to seek reelection. In 1968, Lyndon Johnson announced he would not seek a second term, and Republican Richard Nixon narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Joe Biden has been in politics for over 50 years. He was a Senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 before serving as the Vice President of Barack Obama (2009 to 2017). Biden also ran for President of the United States in 1988 and 2008, with Michael Dukakis and Obama winning those races, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-joe-biden-s-withdrawl-means-a-new-president-for-second-straight-election\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joe Biden\u2019s Withdrawl Means A New President For Second Straight Election<\/h2>\n<p>Biden\u2019s victory over Donald Trump in 2020 marked the first time a U.S. president lost in their reelection bid since 1992, when Democrat Bill Clinton defeated incumbent and Republican George H.W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>But with Biden deciding to step down, the 2024 election means there will be a different winner for the second straight presidential race. If Trump defeats the Democratic nominee, he\u2019ll join Grover Cleveland as the only other president to serve two non-consecutive terms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sporting world was full of interesting reactions after Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he\u2019s withdrawing from the 2024 U.S. presidential election. 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