I am not leaving the party; I remain the deputy youth chairperson.

Let me say this as clearly as I can:
I'm the sitting President of the United States.
I'm the nominee of the Democratic party.
I'am staying in the race.

I have not sought this enormous responsibility, but I will not shirk it. Those who nominated and confirmed me as Vice President were my friends and are my friends. They were of both parties, elected by all the people and acting under the Constitution in their name. It is only fitting then that I should pledge to them and to you that I will be the President of all the people.

And I want you to know that I have no intention whatever of ever walking away from the job that the people elected me to do for the people of the United States.

No, I never had the intention to be foreign minister. His Excellency never offered me the position, and I never asked for it. I had no ambition for any particular role. My focus was on ensuring that he had a strong cabinet, and I supported him in that process. He consulted all the political leaders and offered positions to them. For me, political leaders are more important than any position. It's never been about the role itself. If it were about positions, I would have gone back to the UN or pursued another opportunity, as I have the qualifications. While I'm not perfect, I would have sought higher roles if it were about personal gain. Now, if positions didn't matter, why did I hold onto the vice president position for so long when I knew my age was a factor? Why didn't I step aside? I could have said, 'I've helped remove Jammeh, that's enough,' but I chose to stay, even though The Gambia was without a full-time vice president. It's good you asked. I've often consulted with the president about stepping down, suggesting that my ambition was to support him in any role other than vice president. I even suggested some names for the vice president role, and he is a living witness to this. But people don't fully understand me. The president told me that, as far as he and the country are concerned, I deserved to be vice president—not for personal reasons, but because of my background and experience. He said this when he swore me in. He didn't appoint me because I was the chair of the coalition. He chose me because of the trust, my expertise, and my contributions to the coalition.

I am still the ambassador of legitimate President Mohamed Bazoum and I consider myself as such.

My dear friends, I bid you farewell as your President. I remain with you as your fellow citizen!

As I step into this role, I continue to reaffirm my unwavering and unending loyalty and dedication to our President, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, and our party. Our collective mission remains clear: to work tirelessly and with unity of purpose in assisting our President to renew his Presidential mandate in the coming year.

Always available to serve the profession, the community and humanity, I remain yours truly.

That's a great question, Brandon, and a vice-president has a really great job because not only are they there to support the president's agenda, they're there like the team member, the teammate to the president. But also, they're in charge of the United States Senate, so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom. And it's a great job and I look forward to having that job.

My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.

To those who will decide if he should be tried for 'high crimes and misdemeanors' -the House of Representatives-
And to those who would sit in judgment at such a trial if the House impeaches -the Senate-
And to the man who would preside at such an impeachment trial -the Chief Justice of the United States, Warren Burger-
And to the nation...
The President said, 'I want you to know that I have no intention whatever of ever walking away from the job that the American people elected me to do for the people of the United States.'

- Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward

As your mayor, I will never stop working for you, I will continue working with you to make sure our agenda and our administration truly reflects the full diversity and will of the people of Los Angeles.

You cannot get rid of me because I am and always will be a socialist. You hate me because you still love me.