Bill and Hillary Clinton endorse Kamala Harris after Joe Biden quits

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be atop the Democratic presidential ticket after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday .

The Clintons said in a statement on X on Sunday afternoon they "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," their statement added. "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."

Biden announced in a post on X shortly before that he was ending his reelection campaign after several weeks of calls from dozens of lawmakers of his own party to drop out following his disastrous debate performance last month.

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In a subsequent post, the president endorsed Harris to lead the ticket, however, it's unclear whether she will get the nomination without a challenge. If party leaders like the Clinton's endorse Harris, it will likely stymie any challengers.

He had remained defiant in the face of the calls for him to drop out for several weeks.