These were some of the major developments during the 2024 United States presidential election.
Primary elections
The president Joe Biden and the former president donald trump They emerged victorious in the primaries of their respective parties, very early in the election year.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured their parties’ presidential nominations on Tuesday, March 12, with decisive victories in the primaries in the states of Georgia, Mississippi and Washington, already preparing for a rematch in the 2024 elections.
Trump left behind a large group of Republican hopefuls, most of whom ended their campaigns before even a single vote was cast, and Biden faced only nominal opposition.
The June 27 presidential debate on CNN
It was the first presidential debate of that year’s United States presidential election. Joe Biden’s poor performance led directly to his decision to withdraw from the presidential race a month later.
Biden, 81, was already fighting voters’ concerns about his age, but He seemed hesitant and seemed to lose his train of thought. Thursday night, sparking quick concerns among Democrats about the candidate they expected to win the election.
For his part, Trump made repeated false claims and provocative statements, but he seemed more fluid and vigorous than Bidenwho is only three years older than the president-elect.
Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity
The United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on July 1 in Trump v. United States, along ideological lines, by ruling that Trump had absolute immunity for the acts he committed as president within his central constitutional scope, at least presumed immunity for official acts within the outer perimeter of their official responsibility and no immunity for unofficial acts.
Attack against Donald Trump
Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13 when Thomas Matthew Crooks, a mentally disturbed young man, shot the candidate, wounding him in the right ear and killing Corey Comperatore, one of the attendees.
Republicans quickly used the attack as a show of Trump’s strength and resilience.
In just 25 days, the presidential race changed on historic proportions with an attempted assassination of one candidate and the withdrawal of another from the race.
Kamala Harris is the Democratic presidential candidate
After Biden’s announcement that ended his campaign, the vice president Kamala Harris she sought the nomination instead of the president, and the Democratic Party immediately rallied around her.
On July 23, Harris surpassed the figure of 1,976 delegates willing to vote for her, more than half of the total, to practically guarantee his candidacy for the presidency.
The two candidates of the main parties quickly chose their presidential pairs.
Trump announced in July that he had selected Ohio Sen. JD Vance as vice president, and Harris announced in August that his running mate would be Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota.
The Republican Party selected former President Donald Trump as its 2024 presidential candidate at the 2024 Republican National Convention, which was held July 15-18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Democratic Party selected Vice President Kamala Harris as its candidate during a virtual roll call vote on August 2, 2024, ahead of the in-person 2024 Democratic National Convention, which took place August 19-22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.
Presidential debate between Harris and Trump
On Tuesday, September 10, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off in a debate hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Second attack against Trump
On September 15, another assassination attempt occurred against Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, while Donald Trump played golf. There were no injuries and the suspect was detained before shooting.
vice presidential debate
The vice presidential candidates, Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance, They faced each other on October 1 in the first and only presidential debate.
Trump won the election
Tuesday, November 5th was Election Day. Polls opened across the United States for voters to cast their ballots.
In the early hours of November 6, it was announced that Donald Trump and JD Vance won the election.
The heads of most countries and international organizations sent their congratulations to Donald Trump. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz officially acknowledged their defeat and Donald Trump’s second presidential transition began.
Later, as the result of the general elections became known, it was confirmed that The Republican Party obtained a majority in both Houses of Congresswhich gives the president-elect full control of the government.
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