Biden introduced he’ll halt his re-election marketing campaign and not search a second time period in workplace on Sunday. Minutes later, he endorsed Kamala Harris.
“It has been the best honor of my life to function your President. And whereas it has been my intention to hunt reelection, I imagine it’s in the perfect curiosity of my celebration and the nation for me to face down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the rest of my time period,” Biden wrote.
In a follow-up message, Biden explicitly endorsed Harris to take his place on the high of the ticket. “My very first resolution because the celebration nominee in 2020 was to select Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the perfect resolution I’ve made. Right this moment I need to provide my full help and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our celebration this 12 months. Democrats — it’s time to come back collectively and beat Trump. Let’s do that.”
Barbra Streisand wrote on social media, “Joe Biden will go down in historical past as a person who achieved vital achievements in his 4 12 months time period. We must always be glad about his upholding of our democracy.”
Gavin Newsom, California governor, wrote, “President Biden has been a rare, history-making president — a pacesetter who has fought laborious for working folks and delivered astonishing outcomes for all Individuals. He’ll go down in historical past as one of the vital impactful and selfless presidents.”
Lee Daniels wrote, “Feeling proud to be an American on this historic day!”
Jon Favreau, of Pod Save America, wrote on social media, “A brave and selfless resolution. The President did what he’s finished for the final 4 years – he listened to the American folks and put the nation’s pursuits forward of his personal. The precise reverse of Donald Trump.”
See extra of Hollywood’s reactions beneath.
