Biden drops out of presidential race and endorses Harris to be nominee

President Joe Biden has announced he is dropping out of the presidential race after mounting calls from Democrats for him to end his reelection bid.

He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee.

Biden failed to convince prominent members of his own party that he can defeat former President Donald Trump in November after his poor performance at the CNN presidential debate in June.

In a phone call with CNN minutes after Biden announced his exit from the race, Trump described Biden as “the worst president in the history of our country.”

Independent Sen. Joe Manchin was the latest high-profile lawmaker to call for Biden to step aside, telling CNN on Sunday morning the president should “pass the torch” to a new generation of leaders.