WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid.
Biden posted on X that he would speak 鈥渙n what lies ahead鈥 and how he will 鈥渇inish the job for the American people.鈥 He will speak at 8 p.m. ET.
He declined to preview his message after he returned to Washington, telling reporters to 鈥渨atch and listen.鈥
"Why don鈥檛 you wait and hear what I say?鈥 he said.
The president departed Delaware shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, after nearly a week of isolating at his Rehoboth Beach home after his second bout with COVID-19. Biden is now testing negative for the virus and his symptoms have resolved, according to a letter from his doctor, Kevin O鈥機onnor, released Tuesday.
Holding a blue paper mask, he told reporters that 鈥淚 am feeling well鈥 but did not answer other questions, such as whether Vice President Kamala Harris can defeat Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Biden has not been seen publicly since July 17, but he called into a campaign meeting on Monday to address staff and express his support for a day after announcing he would leave the race.
