Biden and Harris' first joint campaign appearance since the candidate swap
Inflation is a central issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump blames the Biden administration for sharply increased cost of living. The 81-year-old Biden announced on July 21, after weeks of debate about his mental fitness, that he would not run for president in November and endorsed Vice President Harris as his successor. Subsequently, the Democratic Party quickly united behind the 59-year-old as their new presidential candidate.
The current presidential campaign in the United States highlights inflation as a major concern. Regardless of the controversy surrounding his mental fitness, the incumbent President Biden, having ruled out his own re-election, endorsed Vice President Harris as his successor, subsequently becoming the Democratic Party's chosen candidate for the 'President of the United States' role in November.
