Biden and his close aides have already begun working on the speech he alluded to in his letter yesterday that will spell out “in more detail” why he decided to bow out of the 2024 race, two people familiar with the matter said, Paralel.Az reports citing NBC.

They will continue drafting the address today while Biden is in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where the president has been isolating after being diagnosed with Covid. The expectation is that the speech would be his first major event after he returns to Washington this week.

Biden wants his first act once back in D.C. to be speaking directly to the American people, the sources said. The format and setting were still a matter of discussion late yesterday but the indication is that it would take place at the White House.