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Election 2024 updates: Govs. Whitmer, Pritzker back Harris

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s commented on the end of Biden’s reelection bid on Monday morning, praising the president and pushing for national unity.

“President Joe Biden made the right decision for our country and I thank him for putting the interests of our Nation ahead of his own,” Pence wrote in a statement on X.

Election 2024 updates: Govs. Whitmer, Pritzker back Harris

President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, in Washington.

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“After the assassination attempt on President Trump and President Biden’s decision to end his campaign, now is a time for leaders in both parties to project calm and send a message of strength and resolve to America’s friends and enemies alike that, whatever the state of our politics, the American people are strong and our American military stands ready to defend our freedom and our vital national interests anywhere in the world,” Pence said.

He made mo mention of Harris in the post.

-ABC News’ Brittany Shepherd


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