Congressman Andy Kim’s Statement Regarding President Joe Biden’s Decision to Suspend Presidential Campaign

MOORESTOWN, N.J. - Today, Congressman Andy Kim released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to suspend his re-election campaign for President and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, which was announced earlier today.

“10 yrs ago, then Vice President Biden pulled me aside in a hallway outside the Oval Office and said, ‘Andy, remember it’s not that all politics is local, it’s that all politics is personal.’ In his lifetime of service, President Biden has given our country everything he had. He worked so hard to improve our nation because it’s personal for him. But he also connected with me and so many others because he cared about us. As a result Biden will go down in history as a leader of consequence and a man who loved his country. His decision to lift up a new generation of leadership is extraordinary and one that cements his legacy. Thank you President Biden.

“I have full faith in Vice President Harris to lead a new generation of leadership for our country. Her candidacy is historic, not just the opportunity to elect the first woman, the first AAPI President, and a Black woman, but to continue on the incredible progress we’ve started. The time to unify is now. The stakes are high. Let’s move forward together.”