United States Presidential Election Live Update. The incumbent president, Joe Biden of the Democratic Party, initially ran for re-election[3] and became the party’s presumptive nominee, facing little opposition.
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However, Biden’s performance in the presidential debate held in June 2024 intensified concerns about his age and health and led to calls within his party for him to leave the race.[5] Although he was initially adamant he would remain in the race, Biden withdrew on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the party’s nominee on August 5. Harris selected Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate.
Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, a member of the Republican Party, is running for re-election for a second, non-consecutive term, after losing to Biden in 2020.[6] He was nominated during the 2024 Republican National Convention along with his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance.
The Trump campaign has been noted for making many false and misleading statements engaging in anti-immigrant fearmongering,[b] and promoting conspiracy theories.[10][11] Trump has continued to repeat his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him, which prompted the January 6 Capitol attack.[
