Biden is out, endorses Kamala
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Joe Biden Drops Out!
the welcome back to a special edition of the caffeinated Hebrew podcast of your host and creator Greg Parker this podcast is brought to you by Podbean podcast download today at podbean.com or in your app store breaking news of the president made this announcement just over the same hour ago Biden drops out of presidential race this is coming from a America's trusted trusted news source okay all right while he's out Harris found out about Biden's decision Sunday sources say while president Joe Biden's closest aides among them Steve Rachete and Mike Donalynn were informed of his decision to exit the presidential race Saturday night and were dispatched to put into motion the public announcement vice president Kamala Harris didn't know until Sunday according to a source yeah right she knew Biden and Harris spoke multiple times earlier Sunday ahead of his announcement a source familiar with the situation said the president still recovering from a COVID-19 diagnosis as remained at his home and Rehoboth beach Delaware with first lady Dr. Jill Biden all weekend he asked two of his closest advisors to start the process of drafting the letter and coordinating the announcement on Saturday night according to a person familiar with the matter top Biden Harris fundraiser says donors are prepared to back Harris while many donors want an open process a top fundraiser for the Biden Harris campaign says that others are prepared to back vice president Kamala Harris in the coming days she's going to have to consolidate this in the next 24 to 48 hours the source said it's really hers for the taking right now there is no organized push against Harris though some donors want an open process because they are unsure Harris is the strongest candidate but time works in her favor the source said many have come to believe that there is not enough time to truly have a process that selects someone else so far the campaign is not communicated with top donors and fundraisers given how fresh the news is fresh news the level of enthusiasm particularly with Kamala would be through the roof that's Kamala's laugh no there is no enthusiasm for her come on plans for the Biden exit 2024 race were set into motion last night finalized today while Kamala waited in the wings RFK junior calls on Dems to hold open process to select the Biden replacement independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy praised president Joe Biden for his decision to drop out of the presidential race on Sunday and called on the Democratic Party to dominate Biden's replacement via an open process Kennedy a former Democrat previously ran against Biden in the primaries before switching to run as an independent said in a post on Sunday he hopes the party will use neutral polling to select the strongest candidate to defeat former president Donald Trump and criticized the party's handling of the primary process I call on the Democratic Party to return to its traditional commitment to democracy and exemplify with an open process instead of anointing a candidate handpicked by the DNC elites the party should use the neutral polling to identify the candidate who could best beat Donald Trump the delegates should select a nominee based on this information Kennedy said if they had done this to begin with I would not have had to leave the Democratic Party he added Kennedy applauded Biden's decision to drop out of the race while claiming his progressive deterioration undermined his Kennedy C excuse me July 21st my fellow Americans on behalf over the past three years three and a half years we've made great progress as a nation today America has the strongest economy in the world we've made historic investments in rebuilding our nation in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors and expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans we've provided critically needed care to millions of veterans exposed toxic substances passed the first gun safety law in 30 years appointed the first African American woman to the Supreme Court in past the most significant climate change legislation in history of the world America has never been a better place or position to lead in the way we are today I know none of this could have been done without you the American people together we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression we've protected and preserved our democracy as we've revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world it has been a great greatest honor of my life to serve as your president and while it has been my intention to seek re-election I believe that it is in the best interests of my party my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term I will speak to the nation later this week in more detail about my decisions for now let me express my deepest gratitude to all of those who have worked so hard to see me re-elected I want to thank vice president Kamala Harris for being an 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 that today what I've always believed that there is nothing America can't do and we'll do it together we just have to remember that we are the United States of America sincerely Joseph R. Biden that's it folks thanks for tuning in tuning out we'll be back more in the week with news commentary and more door opening sound effects trust me season 24 of America just got weirder once again thanks for tuning in this podcast can be accessed on iHeartRadio the pod being podcast Spotify Apple podcast and on the youtubes thanks again and I love you we'll see you soon