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No one clapped when Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) formally and emphatically offered his support — and that of fellow Democrats — for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democrat nominee in place of President Joe Biden, and the awkward moment went viral following his announcement Tuesday in a press conference. “President Biden’s selfless decision has given the Democratic Party the opportunity to unite behind a new nominee. And boy, oh boy, are we enthusiastic,” Schumer said at the beginning of the press conference, asserting that Harris has successfully earned the support of Democrats for the nomination, bizarrely claiming that this...

Oscar-winning actor George Clooney hailed President Biden as a hero for “saving democracy” and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris — just two weeks after calling on the president to drop out of the election in a scathing op-ed. “President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest,” Clooney told CNN in a statement Tuesday. The 63-year-old actor’s endorsement comes nearly two weeks after he called for a new candidate in an op-ed published in the New York Times...

Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the next president of the United States, noting that the job of the president “is a Black job.” In a post on X, Moore posted a photo of himself standing next to Harris, writing that Trump was “about to find out” the job of the President of the United States was a black job. “Donald Trump is about to find out being the President of the United States is a Black job,” Moore wrote.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Monday endorsed Vice President Harris to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, giving Harris a major boost and foreclosing the possibility of the vice president facing a serious challenge from a popular battle-state governor. “Today, I am fired up to endorse Kamala Harris for president of the United States,” Whitmer said in a statement. “In Vice President Harris, Michigan voters have a presidential candidate they can count on to focus on lowering their costs, restoring their freedoms, bringing jobs and supply chains back home from overseas, and building an economy that works for...

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. As Breitbart News reported Sunday, Joe Biden issued a history-making decision unseen since Democrat Lyndon Baines Johnson refused to seek reelection in 1968. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden’s statement read. “And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) endorsed Donald Trump on Friday after saying last week he would endorse neither the former president nor Joe Biden. During a press conference Friday morning, Cox said he would “do everything I can to help” Trump win the election and unite the country. “My commitment to him was that I would help him try to lower the temperature in this country, and I sincerely hope — from what I’ve heard from people around him — that he’s committed to that,” Cox added.

Steve Kerr, the radical, left-wing head coach for the Golden State Warriors, has formally endorsed Joe Biden for 2024, saying that voting for Biden is a “simple choice.” The move is hardly a surprise since the NBA coach openly supported Biden in 2020, Fox News reported. “It’s clear that President Biden is really interested in implementing gun safety measurements, commonsense gun violence prevention measures,” the 58-year-old coach told MSNBC on Tuesday.

Former New York Republican Gov. George Pataki endorsed retired NYPD cop Alison Esposito for the GOP nomination to take on first-term Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan in the Hudson Valley’s 18th Congressional District. Esposito, who was GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin’s running mate for lieutenant governor in 2022, may first have to win a Republican primary against rival Lovelynn Gwinn to face Ryan. “In an era where New York cries out for true leadership and integrity, Alison stands as a beacon of hope and resilience,” Pataki said Monday. “With a formidable 25-year tenure in the NYPD, she has not only protected...

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.C.) is endorsing former President Trump for president in 2024, his office confirmed to multiple outlets. Thune’s support marks a high-profile win for Trump, from the No. Republican in the Senate, who is seen as a serious legislator and a possible successor to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Thune spoke with Trump by phone on Saturday night after Trump won South Carolina’s primary, Fox News reported. An account on X, formerly Twitter, run by Trump’s campaign, posted the Fox News reporting. The Hill has reached out to Thune’s office for confirmation. Thune has at...

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) endorsed former President Trump for president on Sunday after dropping out of the presidential race last month. “But four years ago, I was speaking on behalf of President Trump at the Iowa caucuses in Sioux City, and today I’m here to do something that none of the other presidential primary candidates have done. And that’s endorse Donald J. Trump for the president of the United States of America,” Burgum said at a rally for Trump in Indianola, Iowa.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) endorsed Donald Trump for president Tuesday, becoming the highest ranking member of Senate Republican leadership to endorse Trump in his quest to retake the White House. The third highest-ranking Senate Republican, Conference Chair Barrasso is the highest-ranking Senate Republican to back Trump. He joins Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee leads the candidate recruitment and campaign arm, as the only members of elected Senate leadership to endorse Trump.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) endorsed Donald Trump for president Wednesday, the latest high-profile endorsement for Trump leading up to the January 15 Iowa caucus. “When Donald Trump was president, America was safe, strong, and prosperous,” Cotton told Fox News Digital. “With Joe Biden as president, everything has gone to hell: families can’t afford groceries, our border is wide open to a full-blown invasion, and our enemies are starting wars everywhere. “I endorse President Trump and I look forward to working with him to win back the White House and the Senate so we can help hardworking Arkansans suffering from Joe...

Republican House leaders are rallying behind former President Donald Trump, as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) stands as the latest individual to formally offer his presidential endorsement. Scalise said in a statement, first reported by Fox News Digital, that American workers and families were “thriving” when Trump was at the helm. “The economy was strong and interest rates were low — grocery costs were affordable, and families could afford to buy a house and provide for their children,” Scalise said, also pointing to the security of the border and decreased crime during Trump’s first term.

EDINGURG, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott endorsed former President Donald Trump in his race to become Republican nominee for President of the United States. “You need new president,” Abbott said to the mayors of New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. on Sunday. “Joe Biden has failed at national security. We need a president that will secure the border.”

Tuesday, during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reiterated his support for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. “I have endorsed him wholeheartedly,” Johnson said. “Look, I was one of the closest allies President Trump had in Congress. He had a phenomenal first term. Those first two years, as you all know, we brought about the greatest economic numbers in the world and not just the country because his policies worked, and I am all-in for Trump. I expect he will be our nominee, and he will win it, and we have to...

It is time for the Republican Party to “come together” and coalesce behind former President Donald Trump, Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said in a shining endorsement Thursday. Scott clarified in an op-ed that he respects all the Republicans who chose to run in the Republican primary race, assessing that “every single one of them would be a better president than Joe Biden.” He briefly laid out the sad state of affairs under Biden’s leadership — an open border, drugs pouring into the country, the destruction of women’s sports, a general lack of law and order, the appeasement of world...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Thursday endorsed “proven patriot” and Pennsylvania businessman Dave McCormick’s bid to unseat Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA). Blackburn said in a written statement obtained by Breitbart News that McCormick would serve as a champion of limited government. She explained: I am honored to endorse Dave McCormick, a proven patriot and freedom fighter for conservative values. He will stand strong against the Left’s radical agenda. Dave knows that limited government is not only necessary to ensure liberty over tyranny, but it also reveals the true might of the individual. He is ready to reverse overreaching government. Pennsylvania’s...

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) endorsed former President Trump for the Republican nomination for president in 2024 on Monday. “The leadership and success exhibited by President Trump could not be more different than what we see today under Joe Biden. I support President Trump and firmly believe he will be our nominee and be re-elected as our next President,” he tweeted. Justice is a two-term governor and a candidate for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). Early polling has shown him with a large lead over Manchin in a hypothetical match-up between the two. West...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday voiced his strong and unequivocal support for the deal unveiled over the weekend by President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to raise the federal debt limit through January of 2025 and cap spending over the next two years. Schumer urged the House to quickly approve the bill and promised he will try to move it through the Senate as quickly as possible. “I support the bipartisan agreement that President Biden has produced with Speaker McCarthy. Avoiding a default is an absolute imperative,” he announced on the Senate floor. “Nobody is getting...

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for president on Wednesday, becoming the second House Republican to throw their support behind the Florida governor — even though he has not launched a campaign for the White House. In a statement released by the Never Back Down super PAC, which is supporting a DeSantis presidential bid, Massie called the Florida governor “a proven energetic leader.” “America needs a leader who is decisive, respects the Constitution, understands policy, puts family first, and leads by inspiring,” Massie said. “That’s why I’m endorsing Ron DeSantis for President.” “If we make the...