President Joe Biden addressed campaign staff and supporters virtually in his first speech since he withdrew from the presidential race, as Kamala Harris arrived at the Delaware headquarters to begin her push for the Democratic candidature.
President Joe Biden gave his first speech to campaign staff and supporters after concluding his presidential campaign remotely, while Kamala Harris joined headquarters in Delaware to begin her pursuit for the Democratic candidature.
After declaring he was terminating his reelection campaign and endorsing Harris to face Donald Trump, Biden stated, "I know yesterday's news was surprising and, it was hard for you to hear, but it was the right thing." He told supporters in Wilmington on Monday, "The mission hasn't changed at all, but the name is changed on top of the ticket." Additionally, I will not be leaving. Alongside Kamala, I will be campaigning in the field. I'll be working extremely hard."Yesterday's announcement was unexpected and difficult for you to hear, but it was the right thing," stated Biden, who had already declared he was pulling out of the reelection campaign.
Biden, who has isolating after being diagnosed with COVID-19 last week, promised to be “fully engaged” with Harris’s campaign as he finishes out the next six months of his administration.
“I know how hard you’ve worked, how many sacrifices you’ve made, and so many of you ... uprooted your lives for me and the kind of commitments few people make for anything these days, but you made it,” he said. “And I’ve been honored and humbled. I mean, this is from the bottom of my heart ... for all you’ve done for me and my family.”
Biden’s endorsement on Sunday was followed by a wave of support from Democratic officials and delegates who will cast their vote for Harris as the party’s nominee at next month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
More than 28,000 people have signed up to volunteer for the first time after Biden left the race and endorsed Harris, according to the campaign.
In the first 24 hours of the campaign, the campaign raised almost $81 million from donors, and Biden's former running mate is set to inherit the president's sizable campaign fund. Harris acknowledged the "roller coaster" of an election season that ended Biden's aspirations of a second term while catapulting her to the top of the Democratic ticket. She entered the campaign headquarters to Beyonce's "Freedom." She continued, "And we're all filled with so many different emotions about this." I firmly believe that this team will be the reason we all love Joe Biden, as I know we all do, and we have a tonne of amazing reasons to do so.
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