Biden endorses VP Harris to replace him as Democratic Party’s presidential nominee

21 July 2024, 9:28 pm

20 Edit

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about conflict sexual violence before a screening of "Screams Before Silence," in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2024. The presenter-led documentary film with Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta, is about the rape and mutilation of Israeli women on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement on the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket after announcing that he will not seek reelection.

“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,” he writes on X. “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.”

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… pic.twitter.com/x8DnvuImJV

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024