After US President Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election on July 21 local time, Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, issued a document urging Biden to immediately resign as president. On July 22 local time, Johnson publicly mentioned "Biden should resign" when facing the media. He pointed out that if Biden is not suitable to run for president again, then he is also not suitable to continue to serve as president during the current term.