WATCH: President Biden addresses the nation, calls to defend democracy after stepping away from reelection

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Insisting that “the defense of democracy is more important than any title,” President Joe Biden on Wednesday will explain in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and to throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

Read more from his address from The Associated Press. 

Watch his address below.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

President Biden addresses the nation following announcement he's not running in 2024

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