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Biden to explain his decision to drop out of presidential race in national address
With a promise to lay out “what lies ahead”, US President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday. In what could be his last major speech as president, he is poised to explain his stunning decision to drop out of the presidential race last Sunday. But many expect Biden will insist he still has much to offer, even as Kamala Harris takes over the Democratic presidential nomination.
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