#Biden steps aside as Democratic nominee, #endorses #Harris
President Biden is ending his presidential campaign, a momentous decision that upends the 2024 presidential race, and is endorsing Vice President Harris for the top of the ticket.
“I believe it is in the best interest of my party & the country for me to stand down & to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the reminder of my term,” Biden said in a statement.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/21/election-2024-biden-trump-campaign-updates/
Election 2024 live updates: Biden steps aside as Democratic nominee, endorses Harris
Live updates from the 2024 election campaign trail, with the latest news on Biden and Trump.Maegan Vazquez (The Washington Post)
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in reply to Nonilex • • •#POTUS #Biden’s letter
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in reply to Nonilex • • •#Republicans are now saying if #POTUS #Biden isn’t fit enough to run for reelection, then he isn’t fit to serve the remainder of his term, & are planning on trying to push him out of office early. Assholes.
Speaker #MikeJohnson called for President Biden to resign from office if he is not capable of running for re-election. “If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President,” Johnson wrote on X.
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in reply to Nonilex • • •#Trump, in a post, said that #POTUS #Biden “was not fit to run for President, & is certainly not fit to serve - & never was!” He alluded to a #ConspiracyTheory that “his Doctor & the Media” are hiding his physical & mental condition, adding: “We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly.”
This is on the #Democrats who forced Biden out of the race, instead of campaigning for Harris & governing, he’ll have to fight this BS.
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in reply to Nonilex • • •Bill & Hillary #Clinton endorsed #KamalaHarris, writing in a statement that they would “do whatever we can to support her.” They added: “Now is the time to support Kamala Harris & fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. America’s future depends on it.”
#HillaryClinton knows better than anyone the challenge of being a #woman running against #Trump, & what that could look like.
#Election2024 #VoteBlue
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in reply to Nonilex • • •A pro-#Trump #superPAC said Sunday it is launching TV ads against Vice President #KamalaHarris “ASAP” after #POTUS #Biden ended his reelection campaign & endorsed her to replace him. The group, #MAGA Inc, said it would run a commercial in 3 battleground states that accuses #Harris of “cover[ing] up Joe’s obvious mental decline.”
Screw those MFers.
#Election2024 #VoteBlue
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in reply to Nonilex • • •#House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries responded to #POTUS #Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign by praising him as “one of the most accomplished & consequential leaders in American history.”
“America is a better place today because President Joe Biden has led us w/intellect, grace & dignity,” Jeffries said in a statement Sunday. “We are forever grateful.”
Jeffries did NOT mention VP #KamalaHarris, whom Biden endorsed to replace him as the Democratic nominee
#Election2024 #VoteBlue
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in reply to Nonilex • • •#House Speaker Emerita #NancyPelosi stmnt:
President Joe #Biden is a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legacy of vision, values & leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history.
W/love & gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of America & giving people the opportunity to reach their fulfillment.
God blessed America w/Joe Biden's greatness & goodness.
[No endorsement of #KamalaHarris. Dems get it together!]
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in reply to Nonilex • • •#European politicians & analysts expressed gratitude & respect toward President #Biden for withdrawing from the race, saying that he was putting his country first in an important battle for American #democracy.
Baiba Braze, the foreign minister of Latvia, said that she had the “Highest respect to #POTUS for this difficult decision.”
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in reply to Nonilex • • •#Haley Voters for #Biden, a group supporting the Democratic ticket after Republican Nikki Haley dropped out of her party’s primary, announced that they were changing their name to support another woman: #HaleyVotersForHarris. The group, backing the VP & Biden’s selection, endorsed her as a “tough prosecutor” in an X post. The group also encouraged her to select a #moderate Democratic running mate, such as Govs. Josh Shapiro (Penn.), Roy Cooper (N.C.) or Andy Beshear (Ky).
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in reply to Nonilex • • •At least 5 #Democratic #senators are voicing support for Vice President #KamalaHarris as the new Democratic presidential nominee after #POTUS #Biden ended his reelection campaign.
They include Sens. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark R. Warner (Va.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Tim Kaine (Va.) & Patty Murray (Wash.).
#Election2024 #VoteBlue
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in reply to Nonilex • • •Current & former #DNC members are adding their names to an open letter endorsing Vice President #KamalaHarris to become the party’s presidential nominee.
The document cites the members’ belief that the “strongest candidate for #President, who can best offer a clear, unifying vision for the future of the #UnitedStates,” is #Harris.
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in reply to Nonilex • • •The #CongressionalBlackCaucus is expected to endorse Vice President #KamalaHarris for #president, Chairman Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) said in an interview.
#Harris, a former #CBC member when serving in the Senate, called Horsford this afternoon after #Biden endorsed his running mate & confirmed to him that she would run for #POTUS.
#Election2024 #VoteBlue
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in reply to Nonilex • • •Former vice president #AlGore said he applauded President #Biden’s decision to drop out of the race, calling the move “selfless.” “He helped our nation navigate a global #pandemic, ushered in an #economic recovery that has created good-paying #jobs for Americans across the country, & restored America’s standing abroad,” Gore said in a statement.
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in reply to Nonilex • • •Vice President #KamalaHarris released a statement through the #Biden campaign saying, “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement & my intention is to earn & win this nomination,” she said. “We have 107 days until #Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will #win.”
She added, “With this selfless & patriotic act, #President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of #service: putting the American #people & our #country above everything else.”
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