"Nothing but proud": Biden family reacts to president's withdrawal from 2024 race

State of play: Biden issued a statement early Sunday afternoon announcing he decided it was "in the best interest of my party and the country" to suspend his re-election campaign.

What they're saying: First lady Jill Biden quote-tweeted the statement on X with "💕."

• Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden praised her grandfather as "the most effective president of our lifetime" in an X statement.
• "I'm nothing but proud today of my Pop, our President, Joe Biden, who has served our country with every bit of his soul and with unmatched distinction," Naomi Biden wrote.
• "He has been at the center of, and had a material impact on, literally every single major issue that our country and world has faced for 50 years."

Zoom out: Both Democrats and Republicans must now contend with the seismic shift in the 2024 race.

• After announcing he was stepping aside, Biden issued a separate statement on X endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee.
• Former President Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, reacted to the news of Biden's withdrawal by saying he was "not fit" to run or serve.

Go deeper: Timeline: Key moments that led to Biden's historic withdrawal