The American president announces his support for the candidacy of his vice-president Kamala Harris.

White House

The pressure got the better of his stubbornness. Joe Biden announced yesterday that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House after weeks of speculation about his physical and mental abilities. The 81-year-old Democrat thus joins the very small club of outgoing American presidents who have thrown in the towel while running for a second term. But he is the first to do so so late in the campaign.