UPDATE: 11:35 A.M. PST: Joe Biden has officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic party’s Presidential nominee. Less than 30 minutes after announcing his exit from the 2024 Presidential Election on X (Twitter), he returned to the social media platform to throw his full support behind his VP. he wrote:
“My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”
See (below):
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best… pic.twitter.com/x8DnvuImJV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
Joe Biden has a MAJOR update on his candidacy for the 2024 Presidential election.
On Sunday, the POTUS took to X (Twitter) to reveal that he’s officially dropping out of the Presidential race. In a lengthy statement, he wrote:
“Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation. Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We’ve provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world. America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today.”
He continued:
“I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We’ve protected and preserved our Democracy. And we’ve revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.”
But despite everything listed above, the 81-year-old revealed that for the “best interest my party and the country,” he’s officially standing down from campaigning for reelection:
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And 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 to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
WOW. Whispers of this decision have been circulating for a while — especially in the wake of his and Donald Trump’s infamous debate in June. It left a lot of Americans concerned for our country’s future, and Joe clearly wants what’s best for the American people.
He revealed he’ll provide more details later this week, but didn’t endorse a new candidate. He did, however, thank his VP Kamala Harris:
“For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me reelected. I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this worl. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American People for the faith and trust you have placed in me.”
He concluded:
“I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing American can’t do – when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America.”
Read his full statement in full (below):
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
WOW!
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