President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Trump, and encouraged his party to unite behind her.
Rep. Jim Clyburn, one of Biden's top congressional allies, says he 'was not surprised' by Biden's departure from the race, particularly after the two spent time together recently at various events in Nevada.
'I sensed, in my interactions with him and in watching him, that he was being very contemplative, and so, I was not surprised,' the South Carolina Democrat told The Associated Press in an interview on Sunday night. Clyburn says he had a 'pleasant conversation' with Biden on Sunday morning, in which the president informed him that he would be leaving the race.
'I told him that I thought that he would be remembered very favorably as one of, if not the most, consequential presidents that we have ever had,' Clyburn said.'I think she needs a running mate that will help her prosecute the case,' Clyburn said, of Harris' possible VP picks. 'She has grown into this job, and people can see the growth in her, the maturity in her decision-making processes.
Clyburn's endorsement of Biden ahead of South Carolina's pivotal 2020 primary helped revive Biden's flagging campaign following several electoral losses, boosting him to victory in Clyburn's home state and building momentum through the Super Tuesday states that followed.
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