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President Joe Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris to be Democratic nominee

President Joe Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris to be Democratic nominee
It's *** historical moment. Joe Biden is not going to be the democratic presidential nominee. He's out of the race and there's two big reasons for this. The first was his debate performance against Donald Trump. He showed his full 81 years, he stammered, he struggled to answer, he struggled to fight for himself, let alone the American people who he says he's defending. This caused panic among donors and fellow lawmakers and raised fundamental questions about his age. The second major factor in this was the Democrats own anxiety about beating Trump. They see *** second Trump presidency as *** danger to democracy, *** possible end of the constitutional Republic. They look at the ideas floated by Trump on tariffs as making inflation worse. They worry about the debt, they worry about international alliances. They fear Trump and that overriding fear of Trump is what compelled them to say they needed another candidate for president.
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President Joe Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris to be Democratic nominee
President Joe Biden is offering his "full support" for Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee for president in the upcoming election.Biden's push for Harris came shortly after he announced he was ending his reelection campaign Sunday afternoon."My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. 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," Biden said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.Harris has yet to make a public statement about the president dropping out or if she will seek the nomination.

President Joe Biden is offering his "full support" for Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee for president in the upcoming election.

Biden's push for Harris came shortly after he announced he was ending his reelection campaign Sunday afternoon.

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"My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. 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," Biden said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Harris has yet to make a public statement about the president dropping out or if she will seek the nomination.