Biden says he bowed out to unite nation, as Trump attacks Harris

Biden says he bowed out to unite nation, as Trump attacks Harris
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said abandoning his reelection campaign and endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic candidate was the best way to unite the country and save democracy, despite his ambition to win a second term.
Biden's announcement to end his presidential bid on Sunday followed a disastrous June debate with Donald Trump, which exacerbated questions about his ability to defeat the Republican candidate, or to serve another four years if he succeeded.
In his address to the nation from the Oval Office, the 81-year-old president said he believed he deserved to be reelected based on his record during his first term.
"But nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. That includes personal ambition," he said. "So I decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. That is the best way to unite our nation.”
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the speech was "barely understandable and sooo bad!"
In the three days since Biden's decision, Harris has pulled in broad support across the Democratic Party and revitalized its election campaign. Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as vice president, would become the first woman elected president if she prevails on Nov. 5.
Biden praised Harris, 59, as a strong leader who would make an effective president.
"She's experienced, she's tough, she's capable. She's been an incredible partner to me and a leader for our country. Now the choice is up to you the American people," he said.
Hours earlier, Trump tried to quash some of that momentum in an aggressive speech at a campaign rally, his first since Harris' emergence changed the race. "She is a radical Left lunatic who will destroy our country if she ever gets elected," he said.
Trump routinely uses insults in attacking his opponents and made clear he planned to ignore advice that he take a softer line. "I'm not gonna be nice!" he told his cheering supporters in Charlotte, North Carolina, a battleground state where voting preferences can swing to either side.
The combative tone of his speech was a strong signal that three months of bare-knuckled campaigning lay ahead.
At her first campaign rally since Biden's endorsement, Harris on Tuesday showed her willingness to counter-punch, comparing her background as a prosecutor to his record as a convicted felon.
"Do we want to live in a country of freedom, compassion and rule of law, or a country of chaos, fear and hate?," she asked during the speech in Milwaukee.
At Trump's rally, the former president attacked Harris as a driving force in the Biden administration who should be held responsible for its policies on immigration and other issues.
"As border czar, Kamala threw open our borders that allowed 20 million illegal aliens to stampede into our country from all over the world," said Trump, coming off a triumphant week in which his party unified around his presidential bid after a failed assassination attempt two weekends ago.
"I will terminate every single open border policy of the Biden-Harris administration and we will seal the border and we will stop Kamala Harris invasion without delay," he said.
Biden put Harris in charge of working with countries in Central America to help stem the tide of migration, but she was not given responsibility for border security nor was she named "border czar." She also has said she opposes open borders.
'PASS THE TORCH'
Biden, who for weeks resisted pressure from fellow Democrats to step aside, said in his address that he intended to focus on his work as president in the six months left in his term.
"That means I will continue to lower costs for hard-working families and grow our economy. I will keep defending our personal freedoms and our civil rights - from the right to vote - to the right to choose,” he said, outlining some themes that Harris is expected to build her campaign around.
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