Inside Biden’s secluded Rehoboth Beach House where president finally decided to call time on campaign

As the walls closed in on Joe Biden’s hopes of being re-elected as leader of the free world, aides and advisors ushered in and out of his Rehoboth beach house in Delaware.

After weeks of standing firm on his ability to run for a second term, the present finally gave way to pressure from Democrat insiders and plummeting poll numbers as he pulled out of the race on Sunday.

Biden was delivered blow after blow in his short campaign. He was already lagging in polls when he gave a poor performance in a head-to-head debate with Donald Trump in June, sparking concerns about cognitive decline that ultimately, he could not shake off.

Weeks later, Trump’s assassination attempt only boosted the former president’s popularity, while Biden’s Covid diagnosis further dampened his.

The 81-year-old was soon whisked away to his Rehoboth Beach retreat to self-isolate — and it was here he made the most important political decision of his career.

He and his wife, Jill, 73, purchased the six-bedroom home in 2017 so they could spend more time with their family away from the intense backdrop of Washington DC.

Boasting three fireplaces, two large porches, outdoor showers, an elevator and a dog-washing station, it has more than enough space for his seven grandchildren.

Above the front door, a sign reportedly reading “Beau’s gift” hangs, an ode to the couple’s son Beau who died of brain cancer in 2015.

Biden had stonewalled any suggestions that he should step back from his re-election campaign — so what changed while he sat in the quiet of Rehoboth Beach?

According to The Times, cracks began to show when he invited top advisers to the house on Saturday.

A new devastating poll presented to him by Steve Ricchetti, one of his closest advisers, and Mike