 But I think ultimately this is something that was very difficult for the president to get to, to walk away from a more than 50-year career in politics at this point. Alex? Let's go more into that. Karen Travers, thank you. And if you're just joining us right now, I'm Alex Stone. You're listening to live coverage from ABC News. President Biden dropping out of the race. It is now official. He has put out a letter today that he put on social media saying that