Joe Biden, a candidate and current president, withdrew from the US presidential election. The decision was made with only four months left for the presidential election. Biden’s announcement was made through a news release. Biden announced the other day that he will address the nation. There was pressure on Biden to drop out of the presidential race. This is the first time in American history that a presidential candidate has withdrawn.
Joe Biden Nominates Kamala Harris as Democratic Party Candidate Biden announced through X that he supports Kamala as a presidential candidate. Kamala Harris, who is also the current US Vice President, will become the first Indian-origin woman to contest the US presidential election. After withdrawing from the candidacy, Biden proposed the name of Kamala Harris. The name of the new candidate will be officially announced at the National Convention starting on the 19th of next month in Chicago.
Biden announced that he will fully support the new candidate of the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris. He appealed to the party leadership and supporters to stand united and support Trump. Biden has also shared a link to donate to Kamala Harris’ election campaign on X. Kamala Harris responded that she is happy that Biden proposed her as a presidential candidate and hopes to win the election.
After losing to Republican Party candidate and former President Donald Trump in the first presidential debate, there was a strong demand for Biden to withdraw from the race. Democrats themselves demanded that Biden withdraw from the race. Age was a big setback for Biden. Meanwhile, Biden was also confirmed to have Covid. A sudden retreat followed.
It is estimated that Trump’s popularity has increased after the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The shooting of Trump changed the political environment of the United States. With this, Biden was far behind Trump. Even the sources closest to Biden have assessed that if it continues, the Democratic Party will face an embarrassing defeat.
There were also reports that Obama told his supporters that Biden should drop out of the race or the party would lose. Earlier, George Clooney, an actor and Democratic Party supporter, had come forward to demand that Biden withdraw from the race for the position of US President. Clooney’s comments came shortly after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shared a similar opinion. In the middle of all these discomforts that enveloped him, Joe Biden also hinted that Kamala Harris might be a candidate for the American President.
