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News on the U.S.
News (1) to (2) / Editor : Lin Qing / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/07/21/a103899174.html
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Biden announces withdrawal from the race and endorses Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee
Image : In the afternoon of 21 July 2024, U.S. President Biden, who is seeking re-election, said in a letter to X that he would withdraw from the presidential race. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
In the afternoon of 21 July 2024, US President Biden, who is seeking re-election, said in a letter to X that he would withdraw from the presidential race. Prior to this, his good friend, Senator Manchin, also joined the ranks of persuading him to withdraw from the race.
He wrote in the letter: Although I have always intended to seek re-election, I believe that it is in the best interests of my party and country for me to withdraw from the election and focus on fulfilling my presidential duties during the remainder of my term.
He also said, "It is my greatest honor to serve as your president."
Biden said he would address the nation later this week to "explain my decision in more detail."
In a later X post, he expressed his support for current Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee.
"Fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and will devote myself to the duties of the presidency for the remainder of my term. My first decision as a candidate for the party in 2020 was to choose Kamala Harris as my vice president. This is the best decision I have ever made. Today, I want to fully support and endorse Kamala Harris as our party candidate this year. Democrats - it's time to unite and defeat Trump. Let's work together." He said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised President Biden's announcement that he would not seek re-election.
"Joe Biden is not only a great president and a great legislative leader, but he is also a truly amazing person. His decision was certainly not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first." Schumer said in a statement.
"Joe, today you have shown that you are a true patriot and a great American." He said.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jaime Harrison expressed his emotional feelings about Biden's decision at a committee meeting on Sunday.
"I'm excited because I still support Biden. I still support my president." Harrison said, "Friends, we will get through this as usual. So I want to record this, I love Joe Biden, and I am very grateful for his leadership over the years."
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Old friends join the ranks of persuading Biden to withdraw from the election
On Sunday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia also joined the ranks of calling for Biden to withdraw from the election. Manchin was originally a Democrat and is now a nonpartisan independent. He is very influential in politics and is a long-time friend of Biden.
Manchin said on CNN's "State of the Union": "I made this decision with a heavy heart, and I think it's time for (Biden) to pass the torch to a new generation." Regarding Biden's recent diagnosis of COVID-19, Manchin said on the show: "I pray for the physical and mental health of my friend, the president (Biden)." According to AFP, Manchin is a long-time friend of Biden, and his persuasion to withdraw has strengthened the voices of the Democratic Party's top leaders who are urgently calling on Biden to withdraw from the election. After the first televised debate of the US election in June, President Biden faced increasing pressure from within the party, and at least 36 Democratic congressmen publicly asked him to withdraw from the election.
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House speaker Mike Johnson says Democrats might face legal trouble if they replace Biden on ticket
Reporter : Mallory Wilson, The Washington Times / https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/21/mike-johnson-house-speaker-says-democrats-might-fa/?utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushnotify&utm_medium=subscriber&utm_id=desktop
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he could foresee
“legal hurdles” in some states if President Biden is
replaced as the Democratic nominee.
He told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” in an
interview that took place before Mr. Biden actually
did drop out, that Democrats will have “real problems” if Mr. Biden is
pushed to be replaced.
“I mean, every state has their own election system. That’s
our constitutional system,” said Mr. Johnson, Louisiana Republican. “That’s the
way it’s done. And in some of these states, it’s a real hurdle. They have a
real problem of replacing the nominee on the top of the ticket.”
“Joe
Biden was chosen after a long, small-d democratic process by 14
million people emerging through that primary,” he said. “It will be very
interesting to see if the so-called party of democracy, the Democrats, go into
a backroom somewhere and switch it out and put someone else at the top of the
ticket.”
Other Republican lawmakers
such as Senate Leader Mitch McConnell spoke similarly Sunday after Mr. Biden dropped
out and he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, to an increasing chorus of
Democratic senior figures, including former President Bill Clinton and 2016
nominee Hillary Clinton.
News (4) to (5) / Reporters : Qiu Yue and Tian Yuan / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2024/07/20/a103898884.html
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Trump and Vance on the same stage for the first campaign rally after winning the Republican nomination
On Saturday (20 July 2024), Trump, who officially won the Republican presidential nomination, went to Grand Rapids, Michigan, a swing state, to hold a campaign rally with Vice Presidential nominee Vance on the same stage for the first time. A week ago, Trump was shot at a campaign event and was lucky to survive.
At the Republican National Convention that ended on Thursday, Trump stated in his campaign platform that he wanted to unite the entire United States. At the 20 July rally in Grand Rapids, Trump is on the same stage with 39-year-old Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance for the first time.
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Trump vows to bring peace to Ukraine and Russia if elected 47th U.S. President
On Friday, Trump posted on the truth social media that he had a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky. He promised Zelenskyy that if elected, he would end the Russian-Ukrainian war before officially entering the White House in January next year.
Trump tweeted: "Will bring peace to the world and end this war that has killed so many people."
Zelenskyy also reported his call with Trump on the X platform and thanked the United States for its military assistance, but did not mention Trump's statement that he would end the war.
Current President Biden is temporarily unable to participate in the Democratic Party's campaign due to the virus. His partner, Vice President Kamala Harris, is holding a fundraiser. On Saturday, she went to Provincetown, Massachusetts to raise donations and is expected to raise $2 million.
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Biden withdraws from the race, Democrats call for mini-primaries
Reporter : Lin Nan / Editor : Li Yuyuan / https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/24/7/21/n14295534.htm / Image : On 14 July 2024, U.S. President Biden (center) delivered a speech at the White House regarding the attempted assassination of former President Trump (Trump). (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
On 21 July 2024, when Biden announced that he would no longer seek re-election, the Democratic Party encountered unprecedented variables in this U.S. presidential election. Some Democrats are calling for mini-primaries.
There are less than four months left before the general election. The Democratic National Convention, which aims to nominate candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, will be held in Chicago from 19 to 22 August 2024. Biden is the only major candidate seeking the nomination. Winning nearly all of this year's nominating contests would mean for Democratic state delegates that they would simply have to vote for Biden to become the party's official nominee at the convention.
Now that Biden has been elected, state representatives can only wait for the convention’s election rules to adapt to this unprecedented situation. Current rules stipulate that representatives must "conscientiously reflect the views of those who elected them".
After Biden's poor performance in the first debate with Trump on 27 June 2024, some Democrats doubted his ability to retain the White House and worried that he would dash the Democratic Party's hope of controlling Congress. One after another, Democratic leaders broke their silence and publicly called on him to step aside.
Although Biden has been saying for a week that he is the best candidate to take on Trump, he has not been able to calm the fluctuations within the party.
On Sunday, when Biden announced his withdrawal from the race, he officially endorsed Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. However, among the lawmakers who called on Biden to withdraw from the race, few mentioned Harris in the statement, and some expressed support for an open nomination. process to allow the party to support new candidates.
Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren said on MSNBC on 19 July 2024 that holding a "mini primary" is reasonable.
The Democratic presidential election primaries have been completed in 50 US states, the District of Columbia and 5 U.S. overseas territories from January to June 2024. Biden's decision on Sunday came after more than 14 million Democrats participated in the primary process made after voting for him.
New Yorker Helen White believes that the Democratic Party's change of leadership before the election may reduce its chances of winning. Because no matter which presidential candidate the Democratic Party puts forward, in such a short period of time, it will be difficult for this person to get the same number of public votes as Biden has received, nor can he ensure high support within the party.
News (7) to (10) / Reporter : Cheng Wen / Editor : Li Yuyuan / https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/24/7/21/n14295570.htm
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Biden's withdrawal triggers political earthquake: what happens next
Image : On 13 May 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (also translated as Kamala Harris) were in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. President Biden suddenly announced on 21 July 2024 (Sunday) that he would withdraw from the presidential re-election campaign, which brought confusion to both the Democratic Party and the November general election. A political earthquake and more unknowns. Democrats must make an unprecedented shift in a short period of time to deal with the situation. So what happens next?
After announcing his decision to withdraw from the race, Biden supported Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic presidential candidate.
The Democratic National Convention (DNC), scheduled to be held in Chicago from 19 to 22 August 2024, was supposed to formally confirm Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee. The Associated Press reported that even if Biden supports Harris, there are still some unresolved issues whether Harris can successfully become the new standard-bearer of the Democratic Party at the DNC conference.
Can Biden transfer his electoral votes to Harris?
While Biden won Democratic primaries and caucuses in nearly every state earlier this year, he only lost support in the enclave of American Samoa, where at least 3,896 electors in total have pledged to support him as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. .
Current party rules do not allow Biden to transfer his electoral votes to another candidate. Politically, however, Biden's endorsement of Harris could play out this way.
Can Biden's campaign funds be used for Harris?
Biden's campaign recently reported having $91 million in cash on hand. Including funds from the Democratic Campaign Committee, Biden has more than $240 million in total funds at his disposal. Campaign finance experts generally believe Harris has control over all those funds because Democratic campaigns are set up in her and Biden's names.
If someone other than Harris is nominated at the DNC convention, the party account may still benefit the new nominee, but the Biden-Harris account will have many restrictions. Legal experts said the Biden-Harris account could become an independent spending PAC but could not simply transfer funds from its account to other nominees.
Will there be new contenders at the DNC?
With Biden withdrawing from the race, the DNC conference will technically be a new public arena.
Even before Biden announced his decision to drop out of the race, Democrats had listed California Governor Gavin Newsom and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as potential replacements for Biden. . Yet many Democrats say publicly and privately that Harris, the first woman, first woman of color and first person of South Asian descent, is the obvious choice to serve as president.
Given the importance of black voters - especially black women - to the Democratic vote, it could be risky for Democrats to abandon Harris in favour of a white presidential nominee. Newsom and Whitmer are both white, and Democrats need to weigh the short-term and long-term benefits.
The best solution for Harris and the Democrats is for Harris to quickly gain unified support from the entire party. Harris' immediate challenge is to consolidate the support of nearly 4,000 electors from every U.S. state, enclave, and District of Columbia, as well as electoral support of more than 700 superpowers including party leaders, certain elected officials, and former presidents and vice presidents.
Nominating a new vice president is a bargaining process
The nomination of vice president has always been a separate ballot process. By convention, the DNC convention approves the vice presidential candidate of the presidential nominee. If Harris can quickly unite the Democratic Party, she can name her vice presidential candidate and get it approved by the DNC convention. However, the new vice presidential pick could also become an opportunity for bargaining between different factions within the Democratic Party, which may require a protracted weighing process.
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The reactions of Democrats towards Biden's endorsement of Harris
"Capitol Hill" reported that Biden encouraged Democrats to unite around Kamala Harris, who was also beginning to look for her vice presidential running partner but there were still some Democrats who would not give in easily.
Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, who was the first to call for Biden to drop out of the race, said Democrats should now be open to anyone stepping forward to run for president.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, praised Biden's decision to withdraw from the race in a statement on Sunday (21 July), but it is worth noting that he did not support Kamala Harris to succeed Biden.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jamie Harrison said Sunday that Democrats will continue to choose their presidential nominee in the coming week but he did not specifically mention Harris in his statement.
"In the coming days, our party will engage in a transparent and orderly process to move forward as a united Democratic Party with a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump in November," Harrison said. "Our electors will be bound by the party's established rules and procedures to take seriously their responsibility to deliver a (presidential) candidate to the American people quickly."
"Soon, the American people will hear from Democrats about next steps and a path forward for the nomination process," he added.
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How complicated Kamala Harris’s political situation is
Harris, who is black and Asian American, is the first female vice president to make history. Many Democrats hope that she will become the first female president and the first female president of colour. She is now 59 years old, significantly younger than both Biden, 81, and Trump, 78.
Biden has an obvious incentive to support Harris because it would be good for his legacy if Harris returns to power as his president.
However, Biden also faces pressure from Democratic leadership, including former President Obama and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In recent weeks, the Biden team has reminded the political world that the Biden and Harris administrations were often underestimated.
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The attitude of Republicans towards Biden withdrawing from the race
Republicans attending the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee from July 15 to 18 said they were confident that any Democratic presidential candidate would win, but they also admitted that they Preferring to face Biden, whom they view as a weaker opponent.
Some Republicans have said they may launch legal challenges if Democrats try to remove Biden from the race, because removing him after he won millions of Democratic primary votes would be undemocratic, and some view it as undemocratic and a "coup".
Other Republicans believe that if Biden cannot run for re-election, he should not continue to be president, which shows that he is not qualified to continue the job of president.
Biden is expected to address the nation in the following week to explain his decision to withdraw from the election, which will mark the end of his 50-year political career.
In a brief statement on Sunday, 21 July 2024, Biden said: "Serving as your president has been the greatest honor of my life. Although I intend to seek re-election, I believe that I will withdraw from the race and focus on my work for the remainder of my term. It is in the best interest of my party and the country to carry out my duties as president."
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