Jill Biden shares short tribute to husband Joe after he dropped out of the race as granddaughter Naomi says she is proud of her 'pop'

Joe Biden's family instantly showed their support for him aft he made nan stunning announcement he was dropping his re-election bid.

Jill Biden sent him her love, retweeting his missive pinch 2 reddish hearts.

Naomi Biden, nan Bidens' eldest granddaughter, wrote a agelong station connected X, wherever she said she was 'proud' of her 'pop,' which is what nan grandchildren telephone President Biden.

President Biden offered his endorsement to his moving mate, Kamala Harris, aft his exit. His move throws nan statesmanlike title into chaos, but leaves clip for Democrats to get their location successful bid earlier their August convention.

Biden, 81, who is suffering from COVID, is astatine his location successful Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, pinch his woman Jill. They person been holed up location pinch his closest advisers and they pondered their governmental future.

He had been nether tremendous unit from group successful his statement to measurement down aft his unspeakable statement capacity against Donald Trump. 

'While it has been my volition to activity reelection, I judge it is successful nan champion liking of my statement and nan state for maine to guidelines down and to attraction solely connected fulfilling my duties arsenic President for nan remainder of my term,' he wrote successful a missive to nan American people. 

His family, who was an influential facet successful his decision, stood by him.

'I’m thing but proud coming of my Pop, our President, Joe Biden, who has served our state pinch each spot of his psyche and pinch unmatched distinction. Not only has he been—and will proceed to be—the astir effective president of our lifetime, but he has apt already cemented himself arsenic nan astir effective and impactful nationalist servant successful our nation’s history,' Naomi Biden wrote connected X. 

'He has been astatine nan halfway of, and had a worldly effect on, virtually each azygous awesome rumor that our state and world has faced for 50 years. Our world is amended coming successful truthful galore ways acknowledgment to him. To nan Americans who person ever had his back, support nan faith. He will ever person ours.'

Joe Biden endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris to switch him arsenic nan nominee.

The Democrats will nominate their campaigner astatine their normal adjacent month.

The Democratic National Convention is group to footwear disconnected August 19 done 22 successful Chicago wherever Biden had been group to formally judge nan information having received 3,896 delegates during nan primaries.

Because Biden exited nan title earlier officially becoming nan nominee - nan much than 3,900 pledged delegates get to formed their ballots successful an unfastened normal for whichever campaigner they want. They whitethorn statement up down Harris, who, because of national law, is nan only campaigner that tin usage nan money Biden has raised for nan 2024 race. The delegates will clasp a ballot connected nan normal floor.

If a campaigner wins nan mostly of pledged delegates connected nan first ballot, they go nan statement nominee.

If nary campaigner gets a majority, past nan alleged astir 740 superdelegates, besides known arsenic automatic delegates, get to ballot arsenic well. They see a operation of statement members and elected officials.

Voting continues until a campaigner gets a mostly of delegates.