President Joe Biden addressed the American people, explaining the reasons for his withdrawal from the presidential race, according to the President’s official page on the social media platform X. In his national address from the Oval Office, President Biden described his decision to withdraw from the presidential race as a matter of democracy. He framed the 2024 election as a choice between moving forward and backwards, between hope and hate. “I respect this office, but I love my country more. It has been the honor of my life to serve as your president, but defending democracy, which is at sta…