(WJW) – Bill and Hillary Clinton have praised Biden’s “extraordinary” career and joined him in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

“President Biden has crowned his extraordinary career of service with a presidency that has lifted America out of an unprecedented pandemic, created millions of new jobs, rebuilt a battered economy, strengthened our democracy, and restored our standing in the world,” Bill and Hillary Clinton said in a joint statement shared with X. “In every way, he has advanced both our Founding Fathers’ charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated purpose to restore the soul of our nation.”

While thanking President Biden for his career achievements, the Clintons also endorsed Vice President Harris as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

“We join millions of Americans in thanking President Biden for all he has accomplished, standing up for America time and again, his North Star always being what is best for the country.
“We are honored to join the President in supporting Vice President Harris and will do everything we can to support her,” the statement said.

The Clintons subsequently expressed concern about the possibility of former President Donald Trump being re-elected to a second term.

“We have been through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more concerned about our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term. He has vowed to be a dictator from day one, and the recent ruling by his subservient Supreme Court will only embolden him to further tear apart the Constitution. Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we have to elect her. America’s future depends on it,” the statement concluded.

Biden, 81, announced Sunday that he will not serve another four-year term in office. The president said he would address the nation about his decision later in the week.

Shortly after his announcement, Biden endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee.