Article 6PCJ4 Joe Biden drops reelection bid and endorses Kamala Harris for president

Joe Biden drops reelection bid and endorses Kamala Harris for president

by
Gaby Del Valle
from The Verge - All Posts on (#6PCJ4)
STK174_PRES_BIDEN_B.0.jpg Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker

President Joe Biden says he will stand down from his reelection bid and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term." Biden announced his decision with a letter posted to social media (first X, then Instagram / Threads, and then Facebook) after a growing movement among Democrats and the media called for him to step aside.

Biden is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement, writing, Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year."

Harris ran for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president before dropping out and later endorsing Biden for the position. Biden named her as his running mate in August 2020, which eventually made...

Continue reading...

External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml
Feed Title The Verge - All Posts
Feed Link https://www.theverge.com/
Reply 0 comments