Australian Leader, Politicians, Thank Biden for Service as President

A chorus of Australian leaders have praised the US president after he announced he would drop out of the presidential race.

President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on July 16, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed his well wishes for U.S. President Joe Biden after he announced he would be pulling out of the presidential race.

On July 21 (U.S. local time), President Biden penned an open letter advising he would instead “focus all my energies on my duties as president for the remainder of my term.”