Biden calls his decision to step aside from 2024 race a matter of defending democracy

Biden pretended he was going to be a 1 term president but now tried to hijack it for a dual term.

Do you have a source for this? I seem to recall that was one article citing an off the record source within the Biden campaign, not an official statement from Biden.

Should be easy for you to find Biden himself saying this, as you're so well informed and definitely not a ball sniffer with west wing delusions