President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 US presidential race on Sunday, July 21, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him.
Biden’s endorsement has so far received an overwhelming support from the Democratic Party and other sectors of the American public including Hollywood.
The call for Biden to drop out of the race began about three weeks ago after his bad debate night with his contender, former president Donald Trump. Top Democratic voices who called for him to step aside from the race cited his age and health condition.
In a historic Sunday afternoon tweet, President Biden announced his exit, followed by another message that endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris.
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” Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this,” he tweeted on X (formerly Twitter).
Reacting to the news, Harris thanked President Biden for his leadership and his endorsement and issued a call to action, saying she intends “to earn and win this nomination,” and defeat former president Donald Trump in the upcoming election.
Read her full statement below:
“On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country. His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.
“It is a profound honor to serve as his Vice President, and I am deeply grateful to the President, Dr. Biden, and the entire Biden family. I first came to know President Biden through his son Beau. We were friends from our days working together as Attorneys General of our home states. As we worked together, Beau would tell me stories about his Dad. The kind of father—and the kind of man—he was. And the qualities Beau revered in his father are the same qualities, the same values, I have seen every single day in Joe’s leadership as President: His honesty and integrity. His big heart and commitment to his faith and his family. And his love of our country and the American people.
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“With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above everything else.
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination. Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.
“We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”
