Bill and Hillary Clinton Endorse Kamala Harris for President

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton posted a statement on social media on Sunday afternoon endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take President Biden’s place as the party’s nominee for November.

“We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her,” they wrote in the statement, which was posted within 90 minutes of Mr. Biden announcing that he would leave the race and back Ms. Harris as his replacement in the race against former President Donald J. Trump.

“We’ve lived through many ups and downs,” the Clintons said, “but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term.”

The statement concluded, “Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. Americas future depends on it.”

Mrs. Clinton faced off against Mr. Trump in 2016 and is keenly aware of it would be like for Ms. Harris to take him on in a general election.

The Clintons have been supportive of Mr. Biden, with Mr. Clinton being said to urge donors to stick by him even as he faced increasing calls to leave the race over concerns about his age that arose after his disastrous debate performance last month.

Maggie Haberman contributed reporting.