Biden endorses VP Kamala Harris to become the party’s nominee for president

President Joe Biden announced that he will no longer run for president on Sunday.

Around 30 minutes after posting a statement saying it is “in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down,” Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democrat Party nominee.

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In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, Biden said, “Today, I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala (Harris) to be the nominee of our party this year.

Around 4 p.m., Vice President Kamala Harris released a statement, saying:

“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.”

This is a developing report. We will update as more information becomes available.

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