Harris is now the first Black woman and first Asian American to be nominated for president by a major party. Delegates began casting their votes remotely on Aug. 1 in preparation of the DNC later this month
One day after his announcement, Harris said in a statement she was “grateful” to Biden, 81, and other members of the Democratic Party who have “already put their faith in me.”
“When I announced my campaign for President, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination,” Harris said in the statement. “Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee, and as a daughter of California, I am proud that my home state’s delegation helped put our campaign over the top. I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon.”
In Biden’s own statement as he stepped aside, the president said, “I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have placed in me.”
“I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing America can’t do — when we do it together,” he added. “We just have to remember we are the United States of America.”
Harris later said she was “honored” to have Biden’s endorsement, adding she intends to “earn and win” the Democratic presidential nomination.
Hours after Biden made his announcement, Harris and Biden filed documents with the Federal Election Commission to officially change the name of the campaign to “Harris for President.”
Source people.com