Top Democrat holdouts Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer will FINALLY back Kamala Harris as she barrels toward the nomination days after Biden stepped aside

Two of nan past remaining Democrat holdouts connected Kamala Harris are expected to jointly denote they will beryllium backing nan vice president arsenic she looks to return connected Donald Trump successful November.

Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and House Leader Hakeem Jeffries will yet make their endorsement for nan statesmanlike title successful nan aftermath of Biden's bowing retired connected Sunday. 

According to sources acquainted pinch their plans, they will make nan nationalist showing of support astatine a 1 p.m. ET property convention connected Tuesday.

Notably, erstwhile President Barack Obama still has yet to propulsion his support for Kamala, saying vaguely that he would support nan Democrats' adjacent 'outstanding nominee.'

The endorsement comes 1 time aft erstwhile Speaker of nan House Nancy Pelosi threw her support behind Kamala and aft nan VP secured capable delegates to seizure nan Democratic information precocious past night.

The apical California Democrat had remained silent astir whether she was successful support of Harris pursuing President Joe Biden's stunning withdrawal from nan title Sunday afternoon.

The erstwhile speaker - who is speculated to person played a captious domiciled successful nan unit run to get nan president to front retired - announced her endorsement successful a connection Monday. 

'Today, it is pinch immense pridefulness and limitless optimism for our country's early that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of nan United States,' she wrote.

'My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for President is official, individual and political.' 

Her support comes arsenic a activity of influential Democrats person moved to endorse nan vice president successful nan 24 hours since Biden canceled his reelection bid. 

The Clintons, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., Squad leader AOC and astir 2 100 Democratic lawmakers person officially endorsed Harris for nan statesmanlike nomination. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom - who galore believed could measurement successful for Biden arsenic a replacement - moreover went arsenic acold arsenic endorsing Harris for president. 

Former President Barack Obama, meanwhile, has stayed silent astir who he wants to lead nan statement guardant successful November. 

Other influential legislature Democrats for illustration Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and House Leader Hakeem Jeffries person yet to denote immoderate endorsement for nan statesmanlike title successful nan aftermath of Biden's bowing out. 

Jeffries, however, did person glowing words for Harris connected Monday. 

'Vice President Kamala Harris has excited nan community. She's excited nan House Democratic Caucus, and she's breathtaking nan country,' Jeffries told reporters.

He added that he and Schumer person a gathering pinch Harris 'shortly.'

Pelosi had allegedly been moving nan halls of Congress, speaking to arsenic galore powerful Democrats arsenic imaginable to effort and come up pinch a scheme to make Biden reconsider his reelection run.

That crippled appears to person worked arsenic nan 81-year-old president announced successful a connection Sunday that he would nary longer activity to return to nan Oval Office. 

Still, Pelosi has successful nan past expressed reservations astir Kamala Harris's expertise to lead nan party. 

In September 2023 erstwhile she was pressed connected whether Harris is nan champion imaginable moving mate for Biden's reelection, she retorted, 'He thinks so.' 

'She's very politically astute,' Pelosi added. 'I don't deliberation group springiness her capable credit.' 

The consequence intelligibly was not an endorsement astatine nan time, but overmuch has changed since Biden announced his reelection successful April of that year.