And after warning Biden that he would lose to Trump, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - one of the most influential Democrats in the country - gave her unequivocal backing to his 59-year-old deputy.
: Vice President Kamala Harris has all but cleared the Democratic presidential field, with the last of her potential rivals endorsing her, quashing the likelihood of a serious challenge for the White House nomination.
“Today, it is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States,” Pelosi said in a statement.President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address as Vice President Kamala Harris and then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi look on.
By Monday morning, she had secured endorsements from the majority of Democrats in the House and Senate, two key unions and more than half of the nation’s 23 governors, including three who have often been touted as presidential contenders: Michigan firebrand Gretchen Whitmer; Illinois governor JB Pritzker; and Maryland rising star Wes Moore.
Biden, meanwhile, remained in COVID isolation in Delaware but is expected to address the nation later this week.Credit:After weeks of defections within his ranks, the president has been praised for his decision to withdraw from the race - including from Trump’s former Republican vice president Mike Pence, who wrote on X: “President Joe Biden made the right decision for our country and I thank him for putting the interests of our Nation ahead of his own.
But the former president’s humour belies the work going on behind the scenes as Republicans move tweak their campaign from Biden to Harris. However, some Republicans and conservative US media outlets have long portrayed her as someone who got her job due to Democrat identity politics rather than merit.
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