In a Rose Garden press conference, with President Obama by his side, Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he will not be running for president.

"Unfortunately, I believe we are out of time" @VP Joe Biden not running in 2016 https://t.co/6P0iWfvrzJ

— CNN (@CNN) October 21, 2015

.@VP Joe Biden "While I will not be a candidate, I will not be silent" https://t.co/qRf7mUPS11 https://t.co/cIbYvsmtAd

— CNN (@CNN) October 21, 2015

And then Biden went on to praise the glories of Obama, and talk about how Democrats should be running on the president’s record of accomplishment. And talk about himself. Annnnnd then talk about himself and his pet causes a little more.

Joe Biden announces he's not running for president. Then, launches into a presidential stump speech.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) October 21, 2015

Joe Biden decided not to run for president, but didn't want to get rid of all the copy he'd written for his announcement speech.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) October 21, 2015

ELEVEN MINUTES after saying he wouldn’t run for president, Biden stopped talking. No one can say that he didn’t take full advantage of his political swan song speech.

In other news, the Democratic coronation proceeds as previously scheduled. All hail Queen Hillary.