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Election 2024 updates: Biden breaks silence after stepping down from 2024 race
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:
Vice President Kamala Harris says she intends to seek nomination for president
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced she intends to run for president in 2024, hours after President Joe Biden said he will be dropping out of the race.
"I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination," Harris said in a statement Sunday.
"We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win," Harris said
Planned Parenthood, pro-abortion rights groups cheer on Harris
Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion rights groups are cheering on Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she will "fight like hell" for abortion rights. Harris has led the charge under Biden's presidency with abortion rights, a major issue in the 2024 election.
"As we have navigated this public health crisis, Vice President Harris has kept the needs and experiences of patients and providers front and center. She’s the first Vice President to visit a Planned Parenthood health center -- and we know that she will continue to fight like hell to rebuild a fundamental right that was stripped away," Planned Parenthood said in a statement Sunday.
"President Biden and Vice President Harris’ record when it comes to protecting our reproductive freedoms and abortion access is unquestionable -- these last two years, they have been the strongest, steadiest voice in the post-Dobbs storm," Planned Parenthood said.
Biden told senior team one minute before announcement
President Joe Biden told his senior team that he had changed his mind about staying in the race one minute before going public, a source told ABC News.
Biden told his team at 1:45 pm on Sunday, and posted his announcement to the public at 1:46 pm, the source said.
As recently as Saturday night, according to the source, Biden’s message had still been “full speed ahead.”
-ABC News' Selina Wang
Amy Klobuchar backs Kamala Harris
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., told ABC News she is backing Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election.
"I worked with her in the Senate for years and we became closer friends even when we ran against each other," Klobuchar said.
Klobuchar said President Joe Biden chose "the honorable path" by dropping out.
"President Biden has served with integrity and delivered results that will strengthen our country for generations to come. He passed historic legislation investing in our infrastructure, manufacturing and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. I am deeply grateful for his service, dedication, and commitment to our country and our democracy," Klobuchar said.
-ABC News' Selina Wang