“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden, 81, wrote in a letter he posted to social media Sunday afternoon. Harris, a former senator from California, would bring her own liabilities to the race against Trump, whom Democrats consider an existential threat to democracy. President Biden announced July 21 he will drop out of the 2024 presidential race. He quickly endorsed Vice President Harris as his replacement. “I will speak to the nation later this week in more detail about my decision,” Biden wrote in his Sunday letter announcing his withdrawal from the race.

Source: Washington Post July 21, 2024 19:34 UTC