The vice president of USA, Kamala Harrisraised $49.6 million for his presidential campaign in less than a day, after the president, Joe Bidenwill withdraw from the electoral race and endorse her as a Democratic candidate.
“Since the President endorsed Vice President Harris yesterday afternoon, ordinary Americans have donated $49.6 million to her campaign,” a Democratic campaign spokesperson said, Reuters reported.
Kamala Harris He said last night that “it is an honor” to have the support of the president Joe Biden and that he has the “intention of winning the nomination” of Democratic Party to compete against the Republican Donald Trump in November.
“I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda,” said the vice president, who at that time began asking for donations for her nomination.
Harris had already been secretly considered as a potential rival to the Republican nominee and former president last week as support for Biden waned within the Democratic establishment.
A rapid debacle of the president, which began in the electoral debate a month ago, forced Biden to step aside despite his vehement resistance for weeks. On Friday, senators and influential representatives of the party had already made public their desire for him to give up re-election.
“While it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country that I resign and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” the 81-year-old US president wrote on his X account to announce his resignation.
Trump, meanwhile, reacted to the virtual appointment of Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden as his Democratic rival by saying that “she will be easier to defeat” than the US president.
Source: Ambito
