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- President Joe Biden said it is time for "new voices" to direct the nation.
- He vowed to continue pushing his agenda over the remaining six months in office.
- Biden was clear that the election's stakes were too high for him to remain in the race.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday expressed pride in his record of accomplishments but conceded he is no longer the best person to wage what he views as a fundamental contest over the nation's future.
"I revere this office. But I love my country more," Biden said in an Oval Office address, his first since abruptly ending his reelection campaign on Sunday.