Brit Hume says he doesn't quite buy Biden's 'conversion overnight' to drop out of the 2024 race

President Biden addressed the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office for the first time since announcing over the weekend that he was withdrawing from the 2024 race and passing the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris.

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume reacted to the roughly 11-minute address, saying he doesn’t quite buy Biden’s reasoning for dropping out of the presidential race.

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"To hear the president tell it, he was fine with running for re-election, thought he could win the race and serve for four more years until sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning, when it dawned on him, apparently, that it was time for a new generation of leaders," Hume said.

Politico reported that Biden told his senior aides early Saturday his campaign was moving "full steam ahead" despite growing calls from members of his party to step aside after a disastrous performance at the CNN Presidential Debate in Atlanta.

However, later that evening, the president appeared to change his mind about the direction of his re-election bid after speaking with two of his closest aides.

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A letter was posted to Biden’s social media account on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday afternoon announcing his decision to "stand down" from the 2024 race.

In his fourth address to the nation, the 46th president said the only way to move forward is to "pass the torch to a new generation."

Biden reflected on his administration’s successes throughout the past three years but argued he wouldn’t be seeking re-election because the "defense of democracy" is "more important than any title."

"There was enough mention of democracy and the