America’s 47th President will be decided in November.
BY: JACOB POLITTE
Managing Editor
President Joe Biden announced his exit from the 2024 Presidential Race earlier this afternoon, after weeks of calls to step aside from those within his own party, donors and some prospective voters following his performance at CNN’s June 27 Presidential Debate and subsequent poorly received interviews.
Biden released the following statement first via his social media channels:
A short time later, in a separate message on his social media channels, Biden endorsed his Vice President, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic Party’s nominee for the remainder of the race.
It remains unknown who the Democratic Party’s nominee will be as of now. Harris herself released a statement a short time ago that read:
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination. Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation – to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda. We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary immediately endorsed Harris, but President Obama did not formally endorse her while releasing a statement praising Biden.
Biden’s decision to end his campaign and withdrawal from the race marks what may prove to be the beginning of the end of his political career, which began with his election to the New Castle County Council in Delaware in 1970. He is the third President since 1990 to only serve one full term, and will be the second consecutive President to do so after Donald Trump, who he’d planned to face in a political rematch this year.
Trump, meanwhile, remains in the race, and formally accepted the Republican nomination this week following an attempt on his life during one of his rallies held in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump’s opponent will be formally determined by the end of this years Democratic National Convention. That event will take place from August 19-22 at the United Center in Chicago.
