Embrace her, she's the best: US President Biden urges supporters to back Kamala Harris

US President Joe Biden called on his supporters to back Vice President Kamala Harris in his first remarks after announcing his decision to not seek reelection He called his decision to drop out of the presidential race the right thing to do CNN reportedBiden made the remarks during a phone call he made into his former campaigns headquarters to thank the staff and praise Kamala Harris who visited the Wilmington office on Monday local time to visit with staffDuring the phone call Biden directly addressed Harris and the team saying embrace her shes the best On his announcement to drop out of the presidential race he called it suprising news and emphasised that its his belief it was the right thing to do CNN reportedI know its hard because you poured your heart and soul into me Biden told the campaign staffers and added Youre an amazing teamThe US President expressed gratitude to the staffers for uprooting their lives for him and his now ended campaign He said that they have built the best campaign organisation in history He said Ive been honoured and humbledBiden said Im going to be on the road and Im not going anywhere He stated I wont be on the ticket but I am still going to be fully fully engaged Ive got six months left in my presidency Im determined to get as much done as I possibly can both foreign policy and domestic policy according to CNN reportEarlier on Sunday Biden announced his decision to not seek reelection in the best interest of the Democratic Party and the country He has endorsed US Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party and called on Democrats to come together and beat Republican presidential candidate Donald TrumpIn a letter posted on X Biden stated 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 I will speak to the nation later this week in more detail about my decisionHe also expressed gratitude to US Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner for him He even thanked people who worked for his reelectionHe said For now let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me reelected I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have placed in me I believe today what I always have that there is nothing America cant do when we do it together We just have to remember we are the United States of AmericaHe said that the US has been a strong economy in the world and they have made historic investments in rebuilding the nation lowering prescription drug costs for seniors and expanding affordable healthcare to a record number of AmericansHighlighting the achievements of his government in the past Biden said Over the past three and a half years we have made great progress as a nation Today America has the strongest economy in the world Weve made historic investments in rebuilding our nation in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of AmericansWeve provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years Appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court And passed the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today he addedIn a letter Biden said it had been the greatest honour of his life to serve as US President Biden noted that the US overcame the COVID19 pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great DepressionIn a statement posted on social media platform X Biden recalled that his first decision as the Democratic Partys nominee in 2020 was to choose Harris as his Vice President and termed it the best decision he has madeTaking to X Biden stated 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 My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President And its been the best decision Ive made Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year Democrats its time to come together and beat Trump Lets do thisNotably Biden has been isolating at his home in Delaware after testing positive for COVID19 on Wednesday while he was campaigning in Las Vegas His announcement to withdraw from the race to be the next president comes following mounting pressure from Democrats after his disastrous performance in the nationally televised debate with former US President Donald Trump on June 27This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no 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