FEW hours after stepping down from the United States (US) presidential race, President Joe Biden has endorsed the Vice President, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic nominee ahead of the November election.

In a follow-up message he shared on his X account, the President said he offered his full support for Harris to be their party party.

“My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made.

“Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this,” he wrote.

The ICIR reported on Sunday, July 21, that Biden stepped down from the presidential race, days after testing positive for COVID-19.

He stated that he believed it was in the best interest of both the party and country for him to step down.

Harris is the first woman and first black and South Asian American to be elected US vice-president.

She was also the first woman to hold presidential powers.

She briefly held presidential powers while Joe Biden underwent a regular health check, being in control for 85 minutes.