US Election 2024: Joe Biden nominates Kamala Harris as Presidential candidate for Democratic Party

US President Joe Biden has nominated Vice President Kamala Harris as the Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. If approved at the Democratic Party convention, Harris would become the first US presidential candidate of Indian origin. After that, if she wins the November election, she will become the first woman and Indian-origin President of the US.

"Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this," Biden tweeted minutes after dropping out from US Presidential race.

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

Earlier, Biden said in a statement that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying "it is in the best interest of my party and the country". The 81-year-old president's decision comes four months before Americans go to the polls on November 5.

Biden's decision follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after a disastrous presidential debate performance against his Republican rival and former US president Donald Trump at the end of June.

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