Bill and Hillary Clinton Endorse Kamala Harris, Vow to ‘Do Whatever We Can to Support Her’

Sarah RumpfJul 21st, 2024, 3:32 pm
 
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton

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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the wake of President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race.

The news of Biden’s exit sent shock waves through the American political scene Sunday afternoon, with the president posting a letter sharing that “[w]hile it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and my country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term.” He shortly followed that up with a statement announcing his “full support and endorsement” of Harris.

The Clintons posted a statement on X, formerly Twitter, voicing their praise for Biden and endorsing Harris, vowing to “do whatever we can do to support her.”

The statement said:

President Biden has capped his extraordinary career of service with a Presidency that has lifted America out of an unprecedented pandemic, created millions of new jobs, rebuilt a battered economy, strengthened our democracy, and restored our standing in the world. By any measure, he has advanced our founders’ charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal of restoring the soul of our nation.

We join millions of Americans in thanking President Biden for all he has accomplished, standing up for America time and again, with his North Star always being what’s best for the country.

We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her.

We’ve lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term. He has promised to be a dictator on day one, and the recent ruling by his servile Supreme Court will only embolden him to further shred the Constitution. Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. America’s future depends on it.

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