Joe Biden announced Sunday he will not seek reelection this November.
We had previously told you the announcement would come as early as today (Sunday) and that reporting has turned out to be spot on.
He made the announcement by letter:
BREAKING: Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race!!!
In a letter dated July 21, 2024 that someone else almost certainly wrote, Joe Biden says he will "stand down" and is dropping out of the presidential race. pic.twitter.com/RFWj8Zj7Gd
— DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) July 21, 2024
He will address the Nation later this week with more details.
Notably, the letter did not contain an endorsement for Kamala Harris – only a “thank you” for the prior years.
Biden steps down and does not throw his support behind Kamala. The coup is complete.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 21, 2024
It’s official: Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 Presidential race. He did NOT endorse Kamala Harris in his announcement. 👀 pic.twitter.com/3sKdxWcFLD
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 21, 2024
However, Biden endorsed Harris in a later announcement.
"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," Biden said.
"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," he added.
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
From Deadline:
The president also directed donors to an ActBlue link to donate to her campaign.
Biden’s endorsement is a call for unity after weeks of discord in the party, but it’s unclear just what kind of process the Democratic National Committee will lay out to choose the next party standard bearer.
Some Hollywood donors already had been starting to rally around Harris in the expectation that she would eventually be the nominee.
“The money would start flowing again like water if Kamala was the candidate,” one Hollywood supporter told Deadline last week. Others said that there may be some wait and see, but “everyone would get on board once we have a new candidate.”
Harris has significant ties to the industry from her time as California attorney general and in the U.S. Senate. Her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is a former Los Angeles entertainment attorney.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 President Biden endorses Kamala Harris as democratic nominee for 2024 presidential election against Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/WaUR6IDZF4
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) July 21, 2024
This is a developing story and we’ll continue to bring you more as we have it.
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