Why was Biden’s letter on dropping out missing the presidential seal? It’s not presidential business

Posts on X claim that because the Biden letter posted on X letting the people know he was leaving the race was missing the presidential seal. That means it's not real.

Maria Ramirez Uribe, Politifact
Maria Ramirez Uribe
Maria Ramirez Uribe is an immigration reporter at PolitiFact. Previously she served as a Report for America corps member, working as a race and equity reporter...
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Claim: The absence of the presidential seal on Biden letter announcing his exit from the presidential race proves “this wasn’t Biden’s choice.”

Posts on X claim that because the Biden letter posted on X letting the people know he was leaving the race was missing the presidential seal. That means it’s not real.

For some social media users, something was missing from President Joe Biden’s letter announcing his exit from the presidential race: the presidential seal.

Biden published the letter July 21 on X. On the same day, an X user posted a side-by-side comparison of Biden’s letter and former President Richard Nixon’s resignation letter, saying, “Even Nixon’s resignation letter had the Presidential seal on it. Why doesn’t Biden’s?” 

“This wasn’t Biden’s choice whatsoever,” the post said.

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Maria Ramirez Uribe is an immigration reporter at PolitiFact. Previously she served as a Report for America corps member, working as a race and equity reporter in Charlotte, North Carolina, for WFAE, an NPR member station, and La Noticia, the state’s biggest Spanish-language paper. Before this, Maria worked as a freelance researcher for CNN’s international desk. She graduated from North Carolina’s Elon University with a double major in journalism and strategic communications and a double minor in international relations and peace and conflict studies.