Kamala Harris Announces Presidential Bid Backed By Biden And Record-Breaking Support From Black Women
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement.
BY MELISSA NOEL ·
Vice President Kamala Harris announced her intention to seek the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and endorsed her. This has set up a potential historic bid for the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead a major political party ticket.
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement shared on X. “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,” Harris continued.
Biden’s historic endorsement — and Harris’s pledge to unite the party behind her — came Sunday afternoon after he announced that he is dropping his reelection bid following weeks of mounting calls for him to step aside. The president’s bad debate performance called into question his ability to win a second term and govern for another four years.
“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 decision I’ve made. Today, I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee,” Biden said.
