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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2024 2:36:46 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2024 18:27:57 GMT
President Biden announced Sunday that he was pulling out of the 2024 campaign following a weeks-long pressure campaign from fellow Democrats that began in earnest following his much-criticized debate performance in late June.
“I believe it is in the the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down," Biden said in a statement posted to X. He added that he plans to address the nation later this week, but made clear that he intends to finish out the last three months of his term in office.
In a separate post following the announcement, Biden wrote that he is endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, to be the Democratic nominee for president.
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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2024 19:49:11 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2024 20:33:17 GMT
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to lose another high profile member of her staff by the end of the year as her chief spokesperson and senior adviser Symone Sanders steps down.
Sanders is the second major staffer to leave the vice president's office following the news last month that Harris' communications director Ashley Etienne would depart the administration in December to pursue "other opportunities."
Harris appears to be facing an exodus of staff amid reports that her director of press operations Peter Velz and deputy director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Vince Evans will also leave her office.
The departures have come following reports of a rift between Harris and President Joe Biden, a number of apparent errors in the vice president's messaging and rumors of dysfunction in her office.
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Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2024 22:16:35 GMT
According to Russian media, in response to US President Biden's announcement that he was withdrawing from the presidential race, Russian Presidential Spokesperson Peskov said on the 21st, ``The election is still four months away, and many things can change.'' We need to keep a close eye on future developments."
"Our priority is to achieve the goals of the special military operation in Ukraine, not the results of the American election," Peskov said.
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