World leaders react to Biden’s decision to end his campaign

Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, offered “heartfelt thanks” to Biden for supporting the Israeli people over his long career. Herzog wrote on social media that Biden was the first American president to visit Israel at a time of war, after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and called Biden a “symbol of the unbreakable bond between our two peoples.”

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked Biden for his leadership and said the alliance between their two countries “has never been stronger.”

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk acknowledged the difficult decision Biden had to make and said, “Poland, America and the world are safer and democracy stronger” because of the U.S. president.

Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Petr Fiala called Biden’s move a “decision of a statesman who has served his country for decades.” Fiala said it is “a responsible and personally for sure a difficult step which makes it more valuable.”