![WATCH: President Joe Biden Addresses The Nation](https://maltadaily.mt/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/potusweb.jpg)
American President Joe Biden issued a statement addressing the nation following his drop from the upcoming presidential race, pitting vice president Kamala Harris as the one set to take to the ballots against Donald Trump.
On his part, Biden said that ‘for the next six months’, he’ll be focused on his job as president, making a number of vows and promises.
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These including strengthening NATO and stopping Putin from taking Ukraine, as well as ending the war in Gaza.
He also plans on calling out hate and extremism, and to stand against all forms of political violence. Biden also aims to continue funding research into cancer to end the disease ‘as we know it’.
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In a series of posts leading up to the video on social media, the official instagram page of the President of the United States shared a number of statements by Biden, including:
‘I revere this office, but I love my country more’ – in reference to his drop from the race.
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In another caption, he wrote:
‘Nowhere else on Earth could a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings one day sit behind the Resolute Desk as your President. But here I am.’
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