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Joe Biden to back Kamala Harris as presidential candidate

US President Joe Biden has asked for a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement ahead of the November 5 election.

Through a message on social network X, a few minutes after announcing that he was leaving the race, he announced his decision regarding his vice president.

«Today I want to offer my full support and backing for Kamala to be our party’s nominee this year. Democrats: it’s time to unite and defeat Trump. Let’s do it,» the president said.

Although it was a situation that had been rumored since the debate he faced against candidate Donald Trump, Biden’s decision caused deep surprise.

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

Biden posted this message a few minutes after publishing a letter in which he announced that he was abandoning the race for reelection, in the interest of his party and the country.

«It has been the greatest honor of my life to be your President,» he said in the letter he recently shared.

«And while my intention has been to seek re-election, I believe that it is best for my party and for the country that I step down and concentrate solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term,» said the 81-year-old president.