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Election 2024 updates: Harris secures enough delegates to become presumptive Democratic nominee
The president called in to Harris' campaign HQ on Monday night.
After President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the party favorite to replace him at the top of the ticket.
Biden endorsed Harris on Sunday -- and since then, many others in the Democratic Party are backing her.
With just a few months before the Nov. 5 election, all eyes are on Democrats as they work to lock in a candidate.
Latest headlines:
- Kamala Harris secures enough delegates to become presumptive Democratic nominee
- AFL-CIO unanimously endorses Kamala Harris for president
- Kamala Harris thanks Biden for endorsement during call to campaign HQ
- Biden calls in to Harris campaign HQ, thanks staffers: 'Mission hasn't changed at all'
- Harris campaign says 28,000 volunteers have signed up in 24 hours
Biden endorses Vice President Kamala Harris
After announcing he would exit the 2024 race, President Joe Biden has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
In a message on X, Biden called picking Harris as his running mate in 2020 the "best decision" he has made.
"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," he wrote. "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 decision I’ve made."
"Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year," he wrote. "Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this."
Biden says he'll 'stand down' from 2024 election
President Joe Biden has announced he is stepping down from the 2024 presidential race.
Biden made the announcement on Sunday, saying in a statement, "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, 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."
The president said he will address the nation later this week with more details about his decision.