2024-08-02 05:25:29
Kamala Harris raised $47 million in just seven hours after Joe Biden announced he was withdrawing from the presidential race.
The current vice president of the United States, Kamala Harrismade official his presidential candidacy before the United States Federal Election Commissionhours after President Joe Biden confirmed his decision not to run for office again.
The announcement by the American president, as well as his call to vote for his vice president to defeat Donald Trump in the elections on November 5, generated that 47 million dollars were raised for his campaign in just a few hours.
According to what was confirmed by CNN, “Vice President Harris is now a candidate for the Presidency of the United States in the 2024 elections“.
“I am honored to have the support of the President and My intention is to win this nomination“Kamala Harris wrote on her X account shortly after receiving Biden’s endorsement.
Reactions to Kamala Harris’ nomination
After learning of Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election and give his support to Kamala Harris Reactions began to emerge among Democratic supporters.
Perhaps the most significant signal was the one reflected in the collection of 50 million dollars for his candidacy in just seven hours after the decision of the current president was revealed.
But also leaders and figures of the party They also gave their support to the vice president.
One of them was California Governor Gavin Newsom, who said that “There is no one better” that Harris to defeat Trump at the polls.
For his part, the former president Barack Obama supported Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race, but so far has not given his support to Kamala Harris’s candidacy.
Those who did give their clear support to the current vice president were Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary.
“Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we have to get her elected. The future of the United States depends on it“the couple said in a joint statement.