Washington DC– Today, President Biden announced his decision to end his bid for re-election and officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his pick for the Democratic nominee. In response, United We Dream Action released the following statement:
“As directly-impacted Black, brown, queer and immigrant youth, our loyalty has never been to a politician. It has and will always be to our people and the love we have to show up and protect each other. President Biden’s decision to end his presidential bid does not change what we are up against in this election: the rise of fascism, Project 2025 and an attack on all our freedoms.
We demand focus and rigor from the Democratic Party to put forward a consolidated ticket that represents the interests and issues we care most about, from pro-immigrant, humane policies, urgent action on climate change, protection of our reproductive freedoms and more. There is no time to waste.
Trump has stoked the flames of a violent, white nationalist agenda that his MAGA base is preparing to carry out with or without him in office. We remain firmly grounded in our purpose to do everything we can to block fascism at the local to the federal levels, and we call on the Democratic Party to be ready to do the same. This is the moment to remain clear-eyed in our collective responsibility to lead with hope and vision for the future we are building where everyone’s safety, rights and freedoms are protected.”