Biden makes decision after mounting pressure and endorses vice president
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during a health care event on March 26th. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York TimesIn a statement, she said she was honoured to have the Mr Biden’s endorsement, adding: “My intention is to earn and win this nomination.”
Ms Harris – the first female, Black and Asian vice president – is popular with key parts of the party’s base and would be a likely candidate to help Democrats coalesce around a nominee. Mr Biden, in a post on X, said he will remain in his role as president until his term ends in January 2025 and will address the nation this week. He has not been seen in public since testing positive for Covid-19 last week and is isolating at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Mr Biden’s campaign had been faltering since a disastrous debate on June 27th against Mr Trump , in which the incumbent at times struggled to finish his thoughts. Mr Trump accepted his party’s nomination at a convention last week. It was unclear whether other senior Democrats would challenge Ms Harris for the party’s nomination – she was widely seen as the pick for many party officials – or whether the party itself would choose to open the field for nominations.
“If he’s incapable of running for president, how is he capable of governing right now? I mean, there is five months left in this administration. It’s a real concern, and it’s a danger to the country,” Mr Johnson told CNN before Mr Biden’s announcement.
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