Biden ends failing reelection campaign, backs Harris as nominee

  • 3 months ago
US President Joe Biden abandons his floundering reelection bid and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as nominee to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/joe-biden-ends-failing-reelection-campaign-backs-kamala-harris/
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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden abandons his floundering re-election bid and endorses Vice President
00:06Kamala Harris as nominee to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election.
00:12Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed Vice President
00:17Kamala Harris for president.
00:19The 81-year-old Biden says he will remain in his role as president until his term ends
00:23on January 20, 2025, and will address the nation this week.
00:27He has not been seen in public since testing positive for COVID-19 last week and is isolating
00:32in his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
00:35In opinion polls, Americans expressed widespread dissatisfaction over a potential Biden-Trump
00:40rematch.
00:42Trump tells CNN on Sunday he believes Harris would be easier to defeat.
00:46If officially nominated, Harris, 59, would become the first Black woman to lead a major
00:51party ticket in U.S. history.

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