Staffers Were Told Biden Was Leaving Race in Email Telling Them to Check X

President Joe Biden's reelection run unit didn't person authoritative connection that helium was dropping retired until astir 20 minutes aft the announcement went up connected societal media. When they yet did get an email, it directed them to Biden's post connected X.

“Team, sharing with you the missive from President Biden that was released conscionable now. We volition person much accusation aboriginal this afternoon,” Biden run managers Jen O’Malley Dillon and Julie Chavez Rodriguez wrote successful an all-staff email timestamped astatine 2:03 p.m. Eastern. “Look retired for an invitation to an each unit call. We are truthful grateful to beryllium portion of this squad with you all. More soon.”

The email linked to a missive Biden had posted connected X much than 15 minutes earlier, astatine 1:46 p.m. ET, announcing that helium would nary longer beryllium seeking reelection.

Politico reported that run aides had been whipping delegates astatine the precise infinitesimal the missive was posted. The New York Times reported that aides arsenic elder arsenic Anita Dunn, who manages communications strategy for Biden, learned that Biden would beryllium withdrawing from the contention 1 infinitesimal earlier the satellite did.

The aboriginal of the Biden run apparatus is unclear astatine work time; CNN reported that discussions were already underway to bring connected aides who worked for erstwhile president Barack Obama to enactment a run for Vice President Kamala Harris, who has vowed to “earn and win” the Democratic Party’s nomination.

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