Nancy Pelosi, Bill and Hilary Clinton, and even Donald Trump himself have spoken out on social media following Joe Biden’s lengthy letter that changed the political landscape of one of the world’s most important powers.
The president of United States, Joe Biden, ended his re-election campaign on Sunday and endorsed the vice president Kamala Harris to replace her as the party’s candidate. Biden, 81, said in a post on X that he will remain in the presidency until his term ends in January 2025 and that he will address the country this week. In this context, both Republicans and Democrats spoke out after hearing the news.
Biden’s support for Kamala Harris’ candidacy
In a second message on the social network after his letter, Biden has offered the vice president Kamala Harris endorses her as his replacement. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be our party’s nominee this year. Democrats: it’s time to unite and defeat Trump. Let’s do it,” he wrote.
Nancy Pelosi: “God blessed America with the greatness and goodness of Joe Biden”
Nancy Pelosi, the previous one speaker House Speaker and one of the most powerful voices within the Democratic Party, has finally reacted to Biden’s announcement. “President Joe Biden is a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legacy of vision, values, and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history. With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of America and give people the opportunity to reach their fullness. God blessed America with the greatness and goodness of Joe Biden,” he wrote on his official account.
Bill and Hillary Clinton endorse Kamala Harris and praise Biden
Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have tweeted a statement offering their support for Kamala Harris. First, they praise the current president: “The President Biden has capped his extraordinary career of service with a Presidency that has led America out of an unprecedented pandemic, created millions of new jobs, rebuilt a battered economy, strengthened our democracy and restored our standing in the world. By any measure, it has advanced our founders’ mandate to build a more perfect union. and his own stated goal of restoring the soul of our country,” they write.
And then they join in supporting Kamala Harris: “We are honored to join the President in his support of Vice President Harris. And we will do everything in our power to support her. We have seen many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more concerned about our country than the threat of a second Trump term. He has promised to be a dictator from day one, and the recent ruling by his servile Supreme Court will only embolden him to further trash the Constitution. Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we have to elect her. The future of America depends on it.”they added.
Mike Johnson calls for Biden to resign “immediately”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnsoncalled on Joe Biden to resign. “If Joe Biden is unfit to run for president, he is unfit to serve as president.” He must resign from his position immediately. “November 5th can’t come soon enough,” he tweeted. “At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democratic Party forced the Democratic nominee out of the polls, just over 100 days before the election. Having invalidated the votes of over 14 million Americans who elected Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for President, The self-proclaimed ‘party of democracy’ has demonstrated exactly the opposite.“o,” he wrote in his message.
Trump says Biden was in no condition to run
The Republican primary candidate reacted to Joe Biden’s resignation with a message on his social network, Truth: “Corrupt Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and he is certainly not fit to serve – and never was! He only rose to the position of President by lies, Fake News, and not leaving his Basement. Everyone around him, including his doctor and the media, knew he was not fit to be President, and he wasn’t. And now, look what he has done to our Country, with millions of people crossing our border, totally unchecked and unverified, many of them coming from prisons, mental institutions, and record numbers of terrorists. We will suffer greatly from his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly. “LET’S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
