United States President Biden says in a letter on X that he is stepping aside as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election and backs Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic nominee.Dozens of Democratic Congress members, governors and officials have endorsed Harris for president.Many Congressional Democrats had publicly urged the 81-year-old Biden to drop out of the race after his shaky debate performance last month against Republican challenger Donald Trump, 78.Biden, who had previously dismissed the calls to abandon his re-election campaign, says he plans to serve the remainder of his term in office.
(Source: Al Jazeera)
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