Sen. Cory A. Booker of New Jersey on Monday said he is endorsing former Vice President Joseph R. Biden for president, adding another former 2020 rival to Mr. Biden’s support team.
“Look, it’s a time for us to beat Donald Trump,” Mr. Booker said on “CBS This Morning.” “It became very clear to me that Joe Biden is the right person to do that — we have to unify and show our strength.”
Mr. Booker said Mr. Biden is a leader “to bring honor back to that office.”
“What I’m excited about is to hear Joe Biden even growing in enthusiasm, [because] he’s always been talking about it, [and] understanding the issues of race and frankly racial reconciliation, racial justice,” he said.
Mr. Booker’s endorsement comes a day after Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California, another one-time 2020 rival, also threw her support behind Mr. Biden as the former vice president consolidates support among top elected officials within the Democratic Party.
Mr. Booker and Ms. Harris, both of whom are black, had clashed with Mr. Biden on racial issues at various points in the campaign.
Mr. Booker had taken exception to Mr. Biden’s lionizing a time when he worked together with segregationist senators, while Ms. Harris confronted Mr. Biden on his past position on busing to integrate schools at a debate last year.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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