Former President Barack Obama has released a statement praising Biden’s term as President but also his decision to drop out from this year’s race against Republican nominee Donald Trump.

In a statement he called Biden “a patriot of the highest order” due to his selfless decision to stop his campaign and step down from being the Democratic nominee.

Unlike many other top Democratic officials and names such as Biden himself and the Clinton family, Barack and Michelle Obama did not endorse the current Vice-President Kamala Harris instead stating “We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead. But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”

The former President continued by stating “Joe understands better than anyone the stakes in this election — how everything he has fought for throughout his life, and everything that the Democratic Party stands for, will be at risk if we allow Donald Trump back in the White House and give Republicans control of Congress.”

To further highlight Biden’s integrity and selflessness Obama had this to say “I also know Joe has never backed down from a fight. For him to look at the political landscape and decide that he should pass the torch to a new nominee is surely one of the toughest in his life. But I know he wouldn’t make this decision unless he believed it was right for America. It’s a testament to Joe Biden’s love of country — and a historic example of a genuine public servant once again putting the interests of the American people ahead of his own that future generations of leaders will do well to follow.”

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