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‘Jilly, I had no choice’: Jill Biden recalls pressure Joe Biden faced to drop out of 2024 race

Jill Biden recalled the immense pressure that Joe Biden faced in the aftermath of his disastrous 2024 debate performance, saying he told her “Jilly, I had no choice,” following his decision to drop

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Jill Biden recalled](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/joe-jill-biden-memoir) the immense pressure that her husband, Joe, faced in the aftermath of his disastrous 2024 debate performance, saying he told her: “Jilly, I had no choice