THE NEW YORK TIMES: Vice President Kamala Harris has now won endorsements from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and key Democratic governors. Ms. Harris was scheduled to hold her first campaign event in Wilmington, Del.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Kamala Harris to replace President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, calling her “brilliantly astute” and saying that she is the best person to defeat former President Donald J. Trump in the fall.
“It is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president of the United States,” Ms. Pelosi wrote in a statement. “My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for president is official, personal and political.”
The statement by Ms. Pelosi, who had earlier said she would favor a competitive process rather than a coronation of Ms. Harris, was the most significant in a rapidly growing number of high-profile endorsements as Ms. Harris moved swiftly to cement her position as the new face of her party. Ms. Pelosi urged her colleagues to get behind Ms. Harris, saying “we must unify and charge forward to resoundingly defeat Donald Trump.”
The endorsement came about an hour after Ms. Harris made her first public appearance since Mr. Biden dropped his re-election bid and endorsed her, praising Mr. Biden’s “deep love of our country” as she moved swiftly to clear a path to the Democratic presidential nomination. (+ video) » | Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker, Reporting from Washington | Monday, July 22, 2024
