evidence: President Joe Biden bows out of reelection campaign, Harris vows to win nomination [...] WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race Sunday, he said in a letter posted to social media, creating an unprecedented vacancy atop the Democratic ticket one month before he was scheduled to officially accept his party’s nomination. [...] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement that he understood Biden’s decision to step out of the race was "not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first."