(WJW) – Bill and Hillary Clinton are praising Biden’s “extraordinary” career of service and have joined him in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
“President Biden has capped his extraordinary career of service with a presidency that has lifted 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,” Bill and Hillary Clinton said in a joint statement shared to X. “By any measure, he has advanced our founders’ charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal of restoring the soul of our nation.”
While issuing a thank-you to President Biden for the accomplishments in his career, the Clintons also endorsed Vice President Harris as the Democratic party’s nominee for president.
“We join millions of Americans in thanking President Biden for all he has accomplished, standing up for America time and again, with his North Star always being what’s best for the country.
We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her,” the statement continued.
The Clintons went on to express their worry about former President Donald Trump’s possibility of getting reelected for a second term.
“We’ve lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term. He has promised to be a dictator on day one, and the recent ruling by his servile Supreme Court will only embolden him to further shred the Constitution. Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. America’s future depends on it,” the statement concluded.
Biden, 81, announced Sunday he will no longer seek another four years in office. The president said he would address the nation later in the week about his decision.
Biden endorsed Harris to become the Democratic Party’s nominee shortly after his announcement.