US President Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate, a surprising move that reshapes the already intense race for the White House.
Biden, 81, announced in a written statement on Sunday that serving as president has been the “greatest honor,” but stepping down was “in the best interest of my party and the country.” He stated he would now “focus all [his] energies on [his] duties as president.”
Harris, 59, expressed her honor at being endorsed, stating she intends to “earn and win this nomination” and unite the country against Trump. “We have 107 days until election day,” she said. “Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.” While Harris has received endorsements from many prominent party figures, her official nomination may not occur until the Democratic National Convention in August
Meanwhile, a resurgent Trump has taken the lead in polling and was confirmed as the Republican nominee at the party’s convention in Milwaukee this week, five days after surviving an assassination attempt.
Following Biden’s decision, Trump declared the president “was not fit to run… and is certainly not fit to serve.” Other senior Republicans echoed this sentiment, calling on Biden to leave the White House immediately, not just the Democratic candidacy.
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