On Sunday evening, Biden announced on X that he was withdrawing from the US presidential election. He has pointed to his vice president, Kamala Harris as his successor. – Today I want to offer my full support to Kamala becoming the party’s candidate this year. Democrats – it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this, he writes on X. The reactions from the opposing candidate Donald Trump have not been long in coming. Endorses Harris as presidential candidate Photo: AP The worst president in history Shortly after Biden announced his resignation, CNN spoke with Donald Trump. He tells them that Biden will be remembered as “by a wide margin the worst president in the country’s history”. Trump also tells CNN that he believes Kamala Harris will be easier to beat in the presidential election than Biden would have been. On his messaging service Trump Social, Trump writes, among other things: – Corrupt Joe Biden was not fit to run for president, and is certainly not fit to serve, and never has been! He further writes that Biden made a career out of lies and fake news, and by not leaving his basement. Trump also writes that the apparatus around Biden knew that he was not fit to be president. – Look what he has done to our country with millions of people coming across our border, completely uncontrolled and unverified, many from prisons, mental institutions and record numbers of terrorists. Turbulent week The last week has been turbulent to say the least for both presidential candidates. More and more Democrats have called on Biden to step down. The shooter was identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Photo: Aaron Josefczyk / Reuters On Saturday last week, Trump was shot in the ear. The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the shooter. It was during an election event in Pennsylvania that Trump was shot. 50-year-old Corey Comperatore who was sitting in the audience and was killed after he was hit by gunfire. Shocked audience members watch as Trump is tackled to the ground by his security guards. Photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP The Secret Service is waiting for it to be ready to transport Trump away from the site. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER / AFP One member of the audience was killed and two were critically injured. Photo: JEFF SWENSEN / AFP Trump was held down on stage after the shots. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER / AFP After a short time, Trump is followed off the stage. Photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP He greeted the audience several times on the way to the car. Photo: ANNA MONEYMAKER / AFP The bullet hit him in the ear. Photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP Published 21.07.2024, at 20.54 Updated 21.07.2024, at 21.13
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