Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi both failed to endorse Kamala Harris as they issued statements supporting President Joe Biden’’s decision to bow out of the 2024 race on Sunday.
Both the former president and former speaker were seen by those closest to Biden as plotting behind the scenes to gradually ramp up pressure on the president to drop out.
“Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded—again—that he’s a patriot of the highest order,” Obama said in his statement, going on to praise Biden for his “character, deep empathy and hard-earned resilience; his fundamental decency and belief that everyone counts.”
