Joe Biden admits Democrats forced him out of the presidential race

US President Joe Biden revealed further details about his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election. Biden appeared in an interview with CBS News' Bob Costa on Sunday, in his first interview since he chose not to run for re-election. During his first interview, Biden revealed that pressure from fellow Democrats contributed to his decision. The 81-year-old also notably name-dropped former house speaker Nancy Pelosi, with the two having not spoken for some time. “A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races. And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic, you’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say -why did - and I thought it’d be a real distraction,” he said.