On Sunday, President Joe Biden made the historic decision to step aside and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place in November. Yet more proof that Aaron Sorkin himself would not have been able to script the president's career.
Biden's story is packed with enough tragedy and fortitude to last a lifetime. Just weeks before he was set to be sworn in as the youngest member elected to the Senate in 1972, Biden's wife and one-year-old daughter were killed in a car accident while shopping for a Christmas tree. He survived a brain aneurysm, an embarrassing exit from his 1988 run for the presidency, the loss of his son Beau and the conviction of his other son, Hunter.
But that is far from the full story of his life. His career has been defined by stubbornness and tragedy and by proving many, many doubters wrong. And all of that is why his decision to step back from the Democratic nomination right now is so powerful.
Time and time again, Joe Biden proved his incredible strength by getting back up after being knocked down. This time, he shows it by stepping aside.
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