"Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year," Biden said on X.
However, with the party's presumptive nominee now gone and just over 100 days to go, the clock is ticking for Democrats to begin the fraught process of replacing him and launching a viable campaign to take on Trump.
It was not immediately clear if the party would quickly join together around Harris, or whether other candidates would scramble to put themselves forward and be anointed Biden's replacement.
Biden's decision sent shock waves across the country – and globe – and came after massive pressure from within his own party not to put himself forward as the official nominee.
"It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president. And while it has been my intention to seek re-election I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term," Biden wrote in a letter posted on his personal X account.
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best… pic.twitter.com/x8DnvuImJV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024
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