Kamala Harris confirms she will run for president and thanks Biden for endorsement: “My intention is to earn and win this nomination”

Vice President Kamala Harris thanked President Joe Biden for his endorsement of her amid his announcement that he would not run for re-election and confirmed that she would run for the Democratic nomination for president.

Harris released the statement as many prominent leaders ranging from moderates to progressives have coalesced around Harris after Biden’s endorsement of her. She thanked Biden for her selecting him as her running mate, citing the fact she knew Biden’s late son, former Delaware attorney general Beau Biden.

“With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above everything else,” she said.

The vice president made clear in her statement that she would run for the Democratic nomination for president.

“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” she said. “Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election.”

But despite the fact multiple factions within the Democratic Party endorsing her run, Harris said she would not take her victory as a guarantee.

“I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda,” she said in a statement.

The outgoing president swiftly endorsed his vice president upon his announcement that he would end his campaign.

“My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President,” he said in a statement on X. “And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for