Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are throwing their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the new Democratic nominee for president.
In a statement on Sunday, the Clintons said, “President Biden has capped his extraordinary career of service with a Presidency that has lifted America out of an unprecedented pandemic, created millions of new jobs, rebuilt a battered economy, strengthened our democracy, and restored our standing in the world. By any measure, he has advanced our founders’ charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal of restoring the soul of our nation.
“We join millions of Americans in thanking President Biden for all he has accomplished, standing up for America time and again, with his North Star always being what’s best for the country,” the continued.”We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her.”
Finally, they said, We’ve lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term. He has promised to be a dictator on day one, and the recent ruling by his servile Supreme Court will only embolden him to further shred the Constitution. Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. America’s future depends on it.
The statement comes shortly after Biden made the dramatic announcement that he would not be continuing to seek re-election.
In a post on X Biden 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.”
He shared he is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the new nominee.
“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,” he added.
Biden has resisted calls to step aside for weeks following a disastrous debate performance. However, he has been facing growing pressure from within his party to stop running.
