Rep. Ilhan Omar, other members of "The Squad" endorse Kamala Harris for president [View all]
Source: CBS News
Updated on: July 22, 2024 / 12:04 AM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS — Key progressive and member of "The Squad" Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar endorsed Kamala Harris for president on Sunday after President Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. In a post on X, Omar thanked Mr. Biden for his work in the last three-and-a-half years as president.
"This was the president's decision to make and I'm grateful for his years of service to our country," Omar wrote. "I'm thrilled to support (Kamala Harris) as our Democratic nominee and remain committed to working alongside her to defeat Donald Trump in November." Omar remained supportive of Mr. Biden as a handful of Democrats called for him to resign from the race in the aftermath of the debate last month.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee despite questioning the viability of replacing Mr. Biden this late in the election cycle on Instagram Live days earlier. "Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. "I pledge my full support to ensure her victory in November. Now more than ever, it is crucial that our party and country swiftly unite to defeat Donald Trump and the threat to American democracy."
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, another member of The Squad, also endorsed Harris on X. Pressley had previously stated that Democrats were "losing the plot" in their attempts to oust Biden. Rep. Rashida Tlaib has not made any public statement about the president's decision to remove himself from the election.
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