A flurry of Democrats celebrated President Joe Biden after he said on Sunday that he would be ending his re-election campaign.

The announcement came as some of these same allies reportedly pressed Biden, 81, to bow out after his fumbling debate performance late last month spurred unease about his apparent decline and electability.

Biden also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, however, she may not ultimately get the nod.

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in a post to X that Biden is a “patriotic American who has always put our country first.”

Biden’s “legacy of vision, values and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history,” she continued.

President Joe Biden is a patriotic American who has always put our country first. His legacy of vision, values and leadership make him one of the most consequential Presidents in American history.

With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of…

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 21, 2024

“With love and gratitude to President Biden for always believing in the promise of America and giving people the opportunity to reach their fulfillment,” Pelosi added.

“God blessed America with Joe Biden’s greatness and goodness,” she concluded.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Biden “has not only been a great president and a great legislative leader but he’s a truly amazing human being.”

The decision to drop out “of course was not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first. Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American,” Schumer added.

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Joe Biden has not only been a great president and a great legislative leader but he's a truly amazing human being. His decision of course was not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first.

Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 21, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newson, who is widely viewed as a top contender to replace Biden on the presidential ticket, lauded Biden in a post to X.

“President Biden has been an extraordinary, history-making president — a leader who has fought hard for working people and delivered astonishing results for all Americans,” Newsom said.

“He will go down in history as one of the most impactful and selfless presidents,” Newsom said, before concluding with, “Thank you, @Joe Biden.”

President Biden has been an extraordinary, history-making president — a leader who has fought hard for working people and delivered astonishing results for all Americans. He will go down in history as one of the most impactful and selfless presidents.

Thank you, @JoeBiden. https://t.co/HMUMEB1fTl

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 21, 2024

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, another leading 2024 prospect, praised Biden as a “great public servant who knows better than anyone what it takes to defeat Donald Trump.”

After listing some of Biden’s accomplishments, Whitmer said her “job in this election will remain the same: doing everything I can to elect Democrats and stop Donald Trump.”

President Biden is a great public servant who knows better than anyone what it takes to defeat Donald Trump. His remarkable work to lower prescription drug costs, fix the damn roads, bring supply chains home, address climate change, and ensure America’s global leadership over…

— Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) July 21, 2024

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called Biden “one of the most accomplished and consequential leaders in American history” and touted what he did in one term.

“America is a better place today because President Biden has led us with intellect, grace, and dignity,” he added. “We are forever grateful.”

My statement on President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. pic.twitter.com/FyHiIn51Kz

— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) July 21, 2024

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 presidential election, released a joint statement touting Biden’s record of service.

“By any measure, he has advanced our founders’ charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal of restoring the soul of our nation,” they said.

Bill and Hillary Clinton also immediately endorsed Harris, unlike some of the other Democrats mentioned in this article.

Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton pic.twitter.com/R7tYMFWbsu

— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) July 21, 2024

Former President Barack Obama did not endorse anyone for president right away but did give plaudits to his former vice president.

“Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded — again — that he’s a patriot of the highest order,” Obama said.

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Former President Barack Obama praises President Biden in a new statement.

Obama, unlike the Clintons, does not endorse VP Harris in this statement. pic.twitter.com/1jcY40m6ik

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 21, 2024

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a statement a statement extolling Biden and touching on the process to pick the party’s 2024 presidential nominee.

“The American people owe President Biden an enormous debt of gratitude for the unparalleled progress he has delivered over the last four years – and we will honor that legacy, and the decision that he has made today, through a firm commitment to nominating and electing a Democratic president this November who will carry that torch into the next four years,” DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison said.

The American people owe President Biden an enormous debt of gratitude for the unparalleled progress he has delivered over the last four years – and we will honor that legacy, and the decision that he has made today, through a firm commitment to nominating and electing a…

— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) July 21, 2024

“The work that we must do now, while unprecedented, is clear. In the coming days, the Party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward as a united Democratic Party with a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump in November,” he added.

“In the coming days, the Party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward as a united Democratic Party with a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump in November,” Harrison said. “This process will be governed by established rules and procedures of the Party. Our delegates are prepared to take seriously their responsibility in swiftly delivering a candidate to the American people.”

A top House investigator shared on Sunday a sneak peak of what sorts of questions will be asked when Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies about the security failure underlying the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.

Set for 10 a.m. ET on Monday, the hearing “will serve as the beginning” of the “process to get answers for the American people as to what went wrong with an agency that has a no-fail mission,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) told “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream.

Comer, who subpoenaed Cheatle to appear for the hearing, noted how a spokesperson for the Secret Service denied reporting that claimed the Trump campaign requested more resources, but The Washington Post “confirmed” that the former president’s team asked for more.

Lawmakers have “a lot of questions as to how they’re [the Secret Service] managing their money,” Comer also said, adding there have been “lots of investigations” of the Secret Service over the years “and reports issued that they lacked proper training, that they did not efficiently spend their funds.”

Questions have been raised about how a shooter, identified as a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man named Thomas Matthew Crooks, managed to get onto a nearby rooftop and begin shooting with an AR-style rifle roughly 150 yards away from the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, before the Secret Service could stop him.

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A bullet ripped through Trump’s right ear, causing blood to pour down his face. The shooter also killed one rally-goer and injured two others. A Secret Service sniper reportedly shot and killed the gunman from another building while other personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage.

Multiple investigations into the incident have been opened, including an expansive inquiry in the GOP-led House. Part of the hearing on Monday will likely focus on whether Cheatle should remain as director of the Secret Service amid calls for her to resign or for President Joe Biden to fire her.

“Our question for Director Cheatle is: are you competent to run the Secret Service? We want to know who is at fault for what happened,” Comer said. “Every American can tell that there should never have been allowed anyone on that roof.”

Comer said the “fact that there are videos showing that people were trying to notify the authorities, that there was a person on the roof with a gun and nothing was done about it and that shooter was allowed to get that many shots off at President Trump. That’s unacceptable.”

He added, “Not only do we need answers, but people need to be held accountable. And that’s what the director is going to have to answer tomorrow. She’s going to have about a six-hour hearing and she’s going to have hundreds of questions that she’s going to have to answer and the American people will be watching that hearing.”