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Joe Biden drops reelection bid and endorses Kamala Harris for president

Democrats have been calling on Biden to drop out since the presidential debate.

Biden’s announcement comes after weeks of mounting pressure from donors, Congressional Democrats, and other erstwhile allies who have publicly and privately called on him to drop out of the race. He initially acknowledged his poor debate performance but insisted he wouldn’t drop out of the race, even as former allies — including George Clooney, a major Democratic donor — called on him to step down. Several major donors at multimillion dollar fundraising events noticed a marked change in Biden’s demeanor in recent months, according to CNN.

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