TN representatives react to President Biden's decision to withdraw from the 2024 race

"Joe Biden’s decision not to seek reelection confirms what I and many of my colleagues have known for years: Joe Biden is unfit to lead.

Though Democrats and the media have ignored the President’s rapid decline in mental and physical health for months, his decision to drop out of the race is an overt admission of his poor condition and his inability to serve out the rest of his term as President of the United States.

I could not agree more with President Trump and Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance who have repeatedly said that if Joe Biden is not fit to run for reelection, he is not fit to be commander-in-chief."

In 2020, while everyone around me was choosing sides and lining up behind their preferred Democratic candidates for President, I patiently awaited the entry of Vice President Joe Biden into the race. Once Vice President Biden entered the race, I was locked in and vowed that I was Ridin’ with Biden come hell or high water.

Today, as President Joseph R. Biden announces his intention not to seek re-election, I am saddened but I am forever proud of having supported the man who defeated Donald Trump and restored hope in America. President Biden delivered for the American people on election night in 2020 and every day during his term in office. Our nation is better today because President Biden served.

The next Democratic President will inherit a historic record of accomplishments to build on. Our party must do everything in its power to ensure that we protect President Biden’s legacy while fighting to make the lives of ordinary people better.

At this critical moment with so much on the line, we must unite as a party and deliver for the American people. The path ahead is clear. We have one objective and that is to make sure that Donald Trump does not return to the White House.

Mr. President, we will carry out the mission and finish the job of building back better.

“Today, we proudly honor the selflessness of our President Joe Biden,” Nashville Davidson County Register of Deeds Karen Johnson said Sunday. “He has led us with honor, with courage, and with wisdom. He stands tall as one of our greatest American Presidents, and our nation is in a better place because of him. I pray that we will go forward in this election with dignity, with truth, and with our eyes open to the choice in front of us. I stand with President Biden in his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, who is my AKA Soror. Thank you, Mr. President, for your service.”