{"id":132621,"date":"2024-07-25T09:05:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T06:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/biden-says-its-time-to-pass-torch-to-younger-voices-in-oval-office-address\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T09:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T06:05:24","slug":"biden-says-its-time-to-pass-torch-to-younger-voices-in-oval-office-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/biden-says-its-time-to-pass-torch-to-younger-voices-in-oval-office-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden says it\u2019s time to pass torch to \u2018younger voices\u2019 in Oval Office address"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132621\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>US President Joe Biden defended his decision not to seek re-election on Wednesday night in what could be his final speech as head of state. Speaking from the Oval Office, he said the move was intended to unify the nation under a new generation of leaders and hailed his effective successor Kamala Harris as &#8220;tough&#8221;, &#8220;capable&#8221;, and &#8220;experienced&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to &#8216;younger voices&#8217;. &#8220;I revere this office. But I love my country more,&#8221; the 81-year-old said in an elegiac prime-time address to the nation urging his divided country to embrace democracy and shun hatred.&#8221;The defense of democracy, which is at stake, is more important than any title,&#8221; Biden said. &#8220;I have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. That is the best way to unite our nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his first televised address since his stunning decision, Biden also hailed his Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, who is set to be the new Democratic presidential nominee. &#8220;She&#8217;s experienced. She&#8217;s tough. She&#8217;s capable,&#8221; Biden said in just the fourth address of his presidency from behind the Resolute Desk &#8212; and likely his last. Biden bowed out of the race later than any other president in US history, giving in to weeks of pressure from Democrats after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump raised concerns about his age.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a hushed voice after a Covid infection, Biden used the powerfully symbolic setting to insist on his achievements &#8212; while admitting it was time to move on. He said there was a &#8220;time and a place for new voices, fresh voices &#8212; yes, younger voices. And that time and place is now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a poignant sign of support for Biden after the toughest decision of his political life, most of his family sat watching him in the Oval Office as he spoke. They included his wife Jill and daughter Ashley &#8212; who held hands near the end of his remarks &#8212; Biden&#8217;s troubled son Hunter and a number of Biden&#8217;s grandchildren. Jill Biden later posted a letter on X thanking &#8220;those who never wavered&#8221; &#8212; an apparent backhanded dig at the Democrats who called on Biden to quit &#8212; and said it was &#8220;time to put that trust in Kamala.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/americas\/20240725-biden-says-it-s-time-pass-torch-to-younger-voices-in-oval-office-address\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/americas\/20240725-biden-says-it-s-time-pass-torch-to-younger-voices-in-oval-office-address\"> France24<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vaufien\/biden-says-its-time-to-pass-torch-to-younger-voices-in-oval-office-address\/\">Biden says it\u2019s time to pass torch to \u2018younger voices\u2019 in Oval Office address<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[800,3990,574,606,607,608],"class_list":["post-132621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-biden","tag-president","tag-us","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}