Biden bows out of race for the White House and endorses Kamala Harris

US presidential election

Linus Uhlig
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US President Joe Biden has withdrawn from his re-election race and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris as the candidate to replace him at the top of the Democrat ticket.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, last night (21 July), the incumbent president wrote: "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." Richard de Lisle: How a second Trump win could impact the US economy "Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Harris to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it is time to come together and beat Trump," he added.  The announcement has been welcomed by Democrats and condemnation from Republicans.  America's 2008-2016 president...

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