Vice-president announces she will do ‘everything in my power to unite’ the party; Obama calls Biden ‘patriot of the highest order’
By Victoria Bekiempis
Politicians across the world have voiced support for Joe Biden following his announcement that he will suspend his presidential campaign.
Simon Harris, Taoiseach of Ireland, was among the foreign leaders reacting to Biden’s decision with praise.
“President Biden has been a voice for reason, effective multilateralism and shared solutions,” Harris said in a statement. He said that Biden and the US saw “early on” that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “an attack on international law and democratic freedom” and that the aggressor would not stop with its neighbor.
Isaac Herzog, the president of Israel, said that he wanted to extend his “heartfelt thanks” to Biden for “his friendship and steadfast support for the Israeli people over his decades long career” and noted that he was the first US President to visit the country in wartime.
“He is a symbol of the unbreakable bond between our two peoples,” Herzog said.
Kamala Harris is far from the only Democrat with aspirations of making it to the White House.
Indeed, the party has what some would call a bench stacked with talent, such as California governor Gavin Newsom, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, and several others.
But none are as prominent as Harris, who also has the president’s endorsement, and CBS News reports that both Whitmer and Newsom do not plan to challenge her for the party’s nomination:
Harris says it is ‘my intention is to earn and win this nomination’
Kamala Harris says she will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, after Joe Biden endorsed her as his successor following his decision to suspend his re-election campaign.
From a just-released statement:
I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination. Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. 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.
We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.