White House, family offer conflicting accounts if Biden's health influenced decision to drop out

Days ahead of officially dropping out of the 2024 race, President Biden declared in a media interview that a medical diagnosis from a doctor would likely sway him to reconsider running for a second term.

"If I had some medical condition that emerged," Biden said, when asked in a BET interview this month if there was a reason that would make him reconsider running in 2024. "If doctors came to me and said, ‘You got this problem, that problem.’"

Following weeks of adamant declarations from Biden and his campaign that he was staying in the race, the president dropped out on Sunday afternoon, and shortly after endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

"My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term," Biden posted on X Sunday afternoon announcing his support for Harris.

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"My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats – it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this," he continued.

Biden is self-isolating in his home Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, after a COVID-19 diagnosis last week. He said he would address the nation with more information about his departure "later this week."

"Our president, Joe Biden wanted to be here today. He is feeling much better and recovering fast, and he looks forward to getting back on the road," Harris said Monday in her first public remarks since Biden's departure from the race.

For years, Biden’s health has