In a stunning move, President Biden on Sunday dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Harris to be his successor. In doing so, the president brought to a close a 50-year political career and broke the presidential race wide open a little more than 100 days before voters head to the polls in November.
Biden, 81, announced he was stepping aside after his physical and mental acuity were called into question following a disastrous prime-time debate performance at the end of June. Since then, more and more Democrats have called for him to end his reelection bid.
“It is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President,” he said in a letter.
He confirmed he will serve out the remainder of his term.
Harris said Sunday that she intends to “earn and win” the Democratic presidential nomination and vowed in a statement to defeat Republican nominee former President Trump. His top campaign advisers came out swinging against Harris on Sunday, calling her “even worse” than Biden and saying she has been his “enabler in chief.”
Trump himself told CBS News he was unsure who would be the Democrats’ nominee, but it wouldn’t affect the way he proceeds with his campaign.
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