WATCH: Jen Psaki Reacts in Real Time to Breaking News of Biden’s Stunning Exit

MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki reacted live on the air Sunday afternoon as the news broke that her former boss President Joe Biden had made the decision to end his 2024 presidential campaign.

“We have breaking news, President Biden has announced he will stand down from the race,” the former White House press secretary said. I’m going to read a statement on my phone.”
Psaki read Biden’s statement, which had just been put out by the White House, from her phone.

Psaki read Biden’s statement in full and added:

Obviously, this is a significant breaking news development, with the president announcing he stepping back from the race. There’s very little indication from people close to him and many people in the campaign that this was about to happen, as much as there were reports of Democrats calling on him to do that.

What is interesting I will note… is that he does not endorse the vice president in the statement. We will see what he says later this week and there’s going to be a lot of reactions from people, coming in and as the statement was just put out by the White House.

Watch above via MSNBC.