Top Democratic leaders Schumer, Jeffries endorse Harris for president
UPDATED 2:28 PM ET Jul. 23, 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president at a joint press conference in Washington on Tuesday afternoon.
Harris — who was endorsed by President Joe Biden on Sunday afternoon as he announced he was dropping out of the race — has quickly racked up scores of endorsements from Democrats in Washington and across the country, successfully discouraged any major potential challengers from running and locked up the number of Democratic National Convention delegates needed to secure the nomination as of late Monday night, according to a tally by the Associated Press.