President Biden said he was ending his campaign for a second term, after failing to quell a rebellion in his party. Biden decided to exit the race Sunday evening, people familiar with his thinking said. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who said she plans to “earn and win” the Democratic nomination.
Biden, 81, said he was acting in the “best interest of my party and the country” by bowing to weeks of pressure after a disastrous June debate against Donald Trump stoked worries about his age and mental fitness.
In a letter posted on X, Biden said it had been the “greatest honor of my life” to be president. He said he would address the nation later this week. The White House later said he had no public events scheduled for Monday.
“While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” he wrote.
Shortly after, he offered his “full support and endorsement” for Harris, with his campaign filing official notice to change its name to “Harris for President.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee, swiftly confirms her goal to become America’s first woman president and to “defeat Donald Trump.” In a political earthquake that upends an already extraordinary 2024 race for the White House, Trump reacted with a stream of posts on his Truth Social network, saying that because Biden is not “fit to run” for president, he is also not “fit to serve.”
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