Newsmax reports that President Joe Biden will step aside as the Democratic nominee.
His announcement is expected on Sunday — the day before the virtual roll-call vote.
Biden, 81, is isolating at home in Delaware after testing positive for his third bout of Covid-19.
Former President Barack Obama reportedly told Biden’s camp that he doesn’t see a path forward for Biden in the November 2024 election.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to win the Democratic nomination for president. She will likely choose California Gov. Gavin Newsom as her running mate.
Harris, 59, could become the first Indian-American and female president in U.S. history.
The news that Biden is dropping out in favor of Harris comes after he told BET he can no longer “walk through the projects” and “black neighborhoods on foot.”
“I would ordinarily be going through black neighborhoods on the ground, on foot, walking through neighborhoods,” he said. “I have a tradition, I close every campaign… going into the projects and going on the eastside. But I can’t do that now — not because of the Black community. Because it’s too dangerous for me to be out walking unaccompanied.”
The president made the statement after former President Trump was shot during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. Trump miraculously survived the assassination attempt. A bullet grazed Trump’s right ear and he will require plastic surgery.
Joe Biden says he’s losing support from Black voters because he can no longer “walk through the projects” and “black neighborhoods on foot.” pic.twitter.com/7EZJmHIAzY
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