Reacting to the news that President Joe Biden would be dropping out of the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump said that his rival had wanted to bow out ever since his disastrous debate performance last month.

Biden announced on Sunday that he would no longer be seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, saying that he would be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. The announcement comes after weeks of pressure on Biden after he struggled during a debate against Trump on June 27. Earlier this week, Biden announced he had COVID and would not be going out on the campaign trail for a few days.

“Does anybody really believe that Crooked Joe had Covid? No, he wanted to get out ever since June 27th, the night of The Debate, where he was completely obliterated,” Trump posted on Sunday afternoon. “That was the big moment in Joe Biden’s demise. That was the point in time when Joe was revealed for what he is, an incompetent man who should never have been President. Joe Biden is not fit to serve – He is destroying our Country!”

During the debate, Biden frequently mumbled and lost track of what he was talking about. In the weeks following the debate, a growing list of lawmakers and Democratic strategists called for Biden to step aside as the legacy media started asking questions about the 81-year-old president’s mental and physical health.

“I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden said on Sunday.

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Trump, who has repeatedly said he could best any candidate put up by the Democrats, first reacted to the news by saying that Biden was the worst president in American history.

“He has done everything possible to destroy our Country, from our Southern Border, to Energy Dominance, National Security, International Standing, and so much more,” he said. “He was annihilated in an Earth Shattering Debate, and now the Corrupt and Radical Democrats are throwing him overboard. He was not fit to serve from the very beginning, but the people around him lied to America about his Complete and Total Mental, Physical, and Cognitive Demise. Whoever the Left puts up now will just be more of the same.”

A flurry of Democrats celebrated President Joe Biden after he said on Sunday that he would be ending his re-election campaign.

The announcement came as some of these same allies reportedly pressed Biden, 81, to bow out after his fumbling debate performance late last month spurred unease about his apparent decline and electability.

Biden also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, however, she may not ultimately get the nod.

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in a post to X that Biden is a “patriotic American who has always put our country first.”

Biden’s “legacy of vision, values and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history,” she continued.

President Joe Biden is a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legacy of vision, values and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history.

With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of…

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 21, 2024

“With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of America and giving people the opportunity to reach their fulfillment,” Pelosi added.

“God blessed America with Joe Biden’s greatness and goodness,” she concluded.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Biden “has not only been a great president and a great legislative leader but he’s a truly amazing human being.”

The decision to drop out “of course was not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first. Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American,” Schumer added.

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Joe Biden has not only been a great president and a great legislative leader but he's a truly amazing human being. His decision of course was not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first.

Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 21, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newson, who is widely viewed as a top contender to replace Biden on the presidential ticket, lauded Biden in a post to X.

“President Biden has been an extraordinary, history-making president — a leader who has fought hard for working people and delivered astonishing results for all Americans,” Newsom said.

“He will go down in history as one of the most impactful and selfless presidents,” Newsom said, before concluding with, “Thank you, @Joe Biden.”

President Biden has been an extraordinary, history-making president — a leader who has fought hard for working people and delivered astonishing results for all Americans. He will go down in history as one of the most impactful and selfless presidents.

Thank you, @JoeBiden. https://t.co/HMUMEB1fTl

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 21, 2024

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, another leading 2024 prospect, praised Biden as a “great public servant who knows better than anyone what it takes to defeat Donald Trump.”

After listing some of Biden’s accomplishments, Whitmer said her “job in this election will remain the same: doing everything I can to elect Democrats and stop Donald Trump.”

President Biden is a great public servant who knows better than anyone what it takes to defeat Donald Trump. His remarkable work to lower prescription drug costs, fix the damn roads, bring supply chains home, address climate change, and ensure America’s global leadership over…

— Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) July 21, 2024

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called Biden “one of the most accomplished and consequential leaders in American history” and touted what he did in one term.

“America is a better place today because President Biden has led us with intellect, grace, and dignity,” he added. “We are forever grateful.”

My statement on President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. pic.twitter.com/FyHiIn51Kz

— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) July 21, 2024

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential election, released a joint statement touting Biden’s record of service.

“By any measure, he has advanced our founders’ charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal of restoring the soul of our nation,” they said.

Bill and Hillary Clinton also immediately endorsed Harris, unlike some of the other Democrats mentioned in this article.

Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton pic.twitter.com/R7tYMFWbsu

— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) July 21, 2024

Former President Barack Obama did not endorse anyone for president right away but did give plaudits to his former vice president.

“Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded — again — that he’s a patriot of the highest order,” Obama said.

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Former President Barack Obama praises President Biden in a new statement.

Obama, unlike the Clintons, does not endorse VP Harris in this statement. pic.twitter.com/1jcY40m6ik

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 21, 2024

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a statement a statement extolling Biden and touching on the process to pick the party’s 2024 presidential nominee.

“The American people owe President Biden an enormous debt of gratitude for the unparalleled progress he has delivered over the last four years – and we will honor that legacy, and the decision that he has made today, through a firm commitment to nominating and electing a Democratic president this November who will carry that torch into the next four years,” DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison said.

The American people owe President Biden an enormous debt of gratitude for the unparalleled progress he has delivered over the last four years – and we will honor that legacy, and the decision that he has made today, through a firm commitment to nominating and electing a…

— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) July 21, 2024

“The work that we must do now, while unprecedented, is clear. In the coming days, the Party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward as a united Democratic Party with a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump in November,” he added.

“In the coming days, the Party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward as a united Democratic Party with a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump in November,” Harrison said. “This process will be governed by established rules and procedures of the Party. Our delegates are prepared to take seriously their responsibility in swiftly delivering a candidate to the American people.”