Kamala Harris Speaks Out After Joe Biden Endorses Her for 2024 Presidential Nomination: ‘Together, We Will Win’

Vice President Kamala Harris said she is “honored” after President Joe Biden endorsed her as the Democratic presidential nominee

Following growing pressure to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, Biden, 81, officially announced his decision to exit in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, July 21 — at which point he endorsed his current vice president to replace him on the Democratic ticket.

Harris responded to the endorsement on Sunday, in a statement shared by the Biden campaign, writing that Biden’s decision is “selfless and patriotic.”

“On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country,” her statement began. “His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.”

“It is a profound honor to serve as his Vice President, and I am deeply grateful to the President, Dr. Biden, and the entire Biden family. I first came to know President Biden through his son Beau. We were friends from our days working together as Attorneys General of our home states,” Harris, 59, continued. “As we worked together, Beau would tell me stories about his Dad. The kind of father—and the kind of man—he was. And the qualities Beau revered in his father are the same qualities, the same values, I have seen every single day in Joe’s leadership as President: His honesty and integrity. His big heart and commitment to his faith and his family. And his love of our country and the American people.