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President Joe Biden was under heavy pressure from fellow Democrats.
President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday came after heavy pressure from congressional Democrats, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and more than 30 House lawmakers.
Biden, 81, had resisted calls to step aside that grew almost daily following his poor performance in his June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump and persistent questions about his age and mental fitness. His decision comes just a few months before the Nov. 5 election.
Biden backed his vice president, Kamala Harris for the top of the ticket -- triggering many others in the party to issue statements backing Harris.
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DNC raising money off of Biden's decision
In a message sent after President Joe Biden announced he would leave the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, the DNC asked supporters for small-dollar donations.
"In the coming days, the Party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward as a united Democratic Party to defeat Donald Trump in November," they wrote.
First Lady Jill Biden supported Joe in 'whichever road he chose'
As President Joe Biden made the decision to step aside from his bid for reelection, he had the support of his wife, Jill.
The first lady's communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, said Jill was "supportive of whatever road he chose" in the 2024 election.
"Down to the last hours of the decision only he could make, she was supportive of whatever road he chose," Alexander said of Jill.
"She’s his biggest believer, champion, and always on his side, in that trusted way only a spouse of almost 50 years can be,” Alexander said.
Major AAPI, Black, Latino political groups endorse Kamala Harris for president
Several major political action committees representing AAPI, Black and Latino voters have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
The AAPI Victory Fund, The Collective PAC and Latino Victory Fund all announced the endorsement on Sunday.
"We will fight with all of our might to make her the first South Asian and Black woman ever to serve as President of the United States," spokespeople for the AAPI Victory Fund said in a statement.
RFK Jr. blasts Harris as a 'war hawk'
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blasted Harris in a press conference on Sunday, criticizing her on everything from foreign policy to civil rights and her work as district attorney in California.
"I think, you know, Kamala Harris is the party of war. She is a war hawk -- you know, the Democratic Party was always the peace party. Kamala Harris is a war hawk on Ukraine. She's a war hawk on China," he said.
Kennedy also accused Harris of having "one of the worst civil rights record of any public official," calling her complicit in the "school-to-prison pipeline."
-ABC News' Will McDuffie