Biden endorsed Harris, his vice president, to replace him on the Democratic ticket in November against former President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden waves as he walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday. He announced Sunday he was dropping out of the presidential race.to replace him, upending the election four months before Americans cast their ballots and marking a stunning coda for the Scranton native whose career in politics spanned five decades.
“Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” he wrote on X, shortly after announcing that he would exit the race. “Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”While Harris has not been officially nominated, Biden’s endorsement virtually guarantees she will be supported by party leaders and embraced by the national committee.
While campaigning, he was adept at connecting with everyday voters, often speaking of his blue-collar upbringing and his personal story marked by tragedy. Biden’s first wife and a daughter were killed in a 1972 car crash and, in 2015, his son Beau died of cancer. In 2020, Biden tried for a third time, running for president against the incumbent Trump on a pledge to restore decency to the White House and to navigate the nation out of the COVID-19 pandemic.when he won Pennsylvania, the state where he was born. In Philadelphia, where a batch of counted mail ballots put Biden over the top, his supporters danced in the streets.
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