Aides only found out Biden was quitting campaign when they saw statement [Video]

After years spent working on his re-election campaign or in his White House, the vast majority of President Joe Biden’s official and campaign staff found out about his historic decision to stand down from the 2024 presidential race the same way most Americans did.

On their phones. From news outlets or by social media.

Biden, the first American president not to accept his party’s nomination for a second term since then-president Lyndon Johnson withdrew from contention ahead of the 1968 election, posted a letter to his “fellow Americans” announcing his decision at 1:46 pm on Sunday, just minutes after he informed senior White House aides in a phone call.

A person familiar with the internal discussions at play told The Independentthat Biden opted to post a letter to X, the …