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Stephen Collinson, CNN

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Biden tells America ‘I gave my best to you’ as he places his legacy in Harris’ hands

Awash in his party’s love, President Joe Biden finally did become that bridge to a new generation of leaders. He movingly performed the most profound act a politician in a democracy can undertake — willingly handing over power — as he ceded the leadership of the party to Kamala Harris Monday at the Democratic National Convention.

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Biden just made the hardest decision any politician can make

President Joe Biden ran for reelection to save democracy. In the end, he came to the shattering realization he could only do so by ceding power himself.