On July 21, nearly a month after a disastrous debate performance, US President Joe Biden ended his campaign for a second term and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee. While Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, and his running-mate, J.D. Vance, fumed about the switch – which Vance called a “political sucker punch” – Harris spoke before electrified crowds, broke fundraising records, and clinched the support of more than enough delegates to be anointed at this month’s Democratic Convention in Chicago.
On July 21, nearly a month after a disastrous debate performance, US President Joe Biden ended his campaign for a second term and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee. While Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, and his running-mate, J.D. Vance, fumed about the switch – which Vance called a “political sucker punch” – Harris spoke before electrified crowds, broke fundraising records, and clinched the support of more than enough delegates to be anointed at this month’s Democratic Convention in Chicago.