Joe Biden, the incumbent president of the United States, made a historic decision to retract his name from the presidential race against Republican Donald Trump, becoming the first president to bow out of a re-election bid since Lyndon Johnson in 1968. His decision, expressed through a sombre statement while he recovered from Covid-19 at his Miami beach house, has been dubbed by many as an act of selflessness. With Biden out, the Democrats have paved the way for yet another landmark moment as Kamala Harris now joins the race to the White House.